Contradiction with Psalm 50:8-9
These verses indicate that God does not desire burnt offerings or blood sacrifice, which contradicts Numbers 28:12 that specifies burnt offerings as a requirement.
Psalm 50:8-9: I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
This verse indicates that the multitude of sacrifices is not desired by God, contrasting with Numbers 28:12's instruction on offerings.
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
This verse emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, conflicting with the sacrificial offerings described in Numbers 28:12.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
God expresses having no pleasure in burnt offerings, contradicting Numbers 28:12’s prescribed sacrifices.
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 Micah 6:6-8
The preference for justice, mercy, and humility over burnt offerings challenges the sacrificial laws in Numbers 28:12.
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 Matthew 9:13
Jesus quotes God's preference for mercy rather than sacrifice, which contrasts with the directives for offerings in Numbers 28:12.
Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Contradiction with Mark 12:33
Stresses love for God and neighbor over burnt offerings, presenting a contradiction to the requirements in Numbers 28:12.
Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8
Indicates God takes no pleasure in burnt offerings, which clashes with the instructions for offerings in Numbers 28:12.
Hebrews 10:8: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;