Contradiction with Exodus 20:3
Numbers 7:12 describes an offering ritual, whereas Exodus 20:3 commands to have no other gods, emphasizing devotion to one God, potentially conflicting with rituals seen as idolizing practices.
Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Numbers 7:12 involves offerings; however, Isaiah 1:11 shows God's disregard for the multitude of sacrifices, contrasting the perceived importance.
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 Matthew 9:13
Numbers 7:12 involves offerings, but Matthew 9:13 emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, highlighting a focus on inner values rather than ritual practices.
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 Amos 5:21-22
Numbers 7:12 details an offering ritual, while Amos 5:21-22 reveals God's rejection of feasts and offerings without justice, showing a contradiction in the acceptance of rituals without moral substance.
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 Hebrews 10:4
Numbers 7:12 involves animal sacrifices, while Hebrews 10:4 states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, challenging the efficacy of such offerings.
Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.