Contradiction with Numbers 25:8
This verse describes a single hero act of Phinehas, using a spear, contrasting with the collective priestly act where each brings their own censer in Numbers 16:17.
Numbers 25:8: And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:14
This verse talks about Christ's one-time sacrifice for sins, contradicting the need for ongoing offerings or presentations like the censers in Numbers 16:17.
Hebrews 9:14: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? [spot: or, fault]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33
States that God is not the author of confusion but of peace, while Numbers 16:17 involves a challenge that leads to confusion and conflict.
1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
Highlights obedience over sacrifice, contradicting the ritualistic act of presenting censers in Numbers 16:17 without deeper obedience.
1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Indicates God's disinterest in multiple burnt offerings and rituals, directly opposing the ritual act of offering censers collectively in Numbers 16:17.
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]