Contradiction with Genesis 1:28
Contradicts the focus on a military census by emphasizing the command to be fruitful and multiply, highlighting growth rather than enumeration for warfare.
Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]
Contradiction with Luke 9:14
Shows Jesus organizing people into groups of fifty, which contrasts with the detailed tribal organization for military purposes in Numbers 1:15.
Luke 9:14: For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
Contradiction with Matthew 5:9
Emphasizes blessedness for peacemakers, contradicting the context of preparing for military endeavors implied in Numbers 1:15.
Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4
Foretells a future without war, contrasting with the military context of the census in Numbers 1:15.
Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]
Contradiction with Romans 14:19
Calls for pursuits that make peace, in contrast with the preparation for war suggested by the census of men in Numbers 1:15.
Romans 14:19: Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.