Contradiction with Proverbs 21:27
Contradicts the notion of sacrifices being accepted by God, stating the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination.
Proverbs 21:27: The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind? [with...: Heb. in wickedness?]
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
Questions the value of burnt offerings and sacrifices, emphasizing justice, mercy, and humility instead.
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?]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Prioritizes mercy and knowledge of God over burnt offerings, challenging the focus on ceremonial sacrifices.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Declares God's disinterest in the multitude of sacrifices, implying that they are not necessary for His favor.
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 7:22-23
Suggests that God did not originally command Israel regarding sacrifices, emphasizing obedience instead.
Jeremiah 7:22-23: 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]