Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, which contradicts Numbers 19:5's instructions for a ritual involving burnt offerings.
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
God expresses disdain for burnt offerings, contradicting the necessity of the ceremonial burning described in Numbers 19:5.
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 Hosea 6:6
God desires mercy rather than sacrifice, contradicting the focus on ritual sacrifice in Numbers 19:5.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Psalm 40:6
This verse indicates that God does not desire sacrifices and offerings, contradicting the sacrificial act in Numbers 19:5.
Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
Highlights the preference for justice, mercy, and humility over burnt offerings contradicting the ceremonial requirement of Numbers 19:5.
Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]