Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
These verses indicate God's rejection of certain offerings, which contradicts Numbers 15:11's directive about offering preparation.
Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Here, God questions the value of sacrifices, contradicting the perpetual offerings described in Numbers 15:11.
Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22
States God did not command sacrifices when leading Israel out of Egypt, contradicting the stipulation in Numbers 15:11.
Jeremiah 7:22: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Emphasizes mercy, not sacrifice, as desired by God, contradicting the ritual offerings outlined in Numbers 15:11.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.