Contradiction with Genesis 1:31
Numbers 35:1 discusses specific laws and land, whereas Genesis 1:31 illustrates the completion and perceived perfection of creation, indicating no separation or need for such laws initially.
Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]
Contradiction with Exodus 20:13
Numbers 35:1 deals with cities for the Levites who maintain laws including those on manslaughter, whereas Exodus 20:13 states "Thou shalt not kill," a direct commandment contrasting with provisions for refuge in Numbers.
Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.
Contradiction with Matthew 5:17
Numbers 35:1 provides Old Testament clarity about law and land distribution, while Matthew 5:17, spoken by Jesus, indicates fulfillment rather than continuation of Old Testament laws.
Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1
The ceremonial and civil laws in Numbers 35:1 are viewed as a shadow in Hebrews 10:1, which suggests these laws are incomplete and require fulfillment through the New Testament teachings.
Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.