Contradiction with Matthew 5:24
This verse emphasizes reconciliation and peace before offering gifts, contrasting the procedural and ritualistic offering described in Numbers 7:44.
Matthew 5:24: Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
This verse highlights God's desire for mercy rather than sacrifice, offering a contrast to the detailed and specific sacrificial practices in Numbers 7:44.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17
Highlights God's preference for a contrite heart over sacrificial offerings, presenting a thematic contradiction with the focus on offerings in Numbers 7:44.
Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Expresses God's weariness with burnt offerings, which contradicts the ritualistic and systematic sacrificial process in Numbers 7:44.
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 Proverbs 21:3
Suggests that doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, which contrasts with the gift offerings mentioned in Numbers 7:44.
Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
God expresses disdain for Israel's feasts and offerings, contradicting the elaborate ritualistic offerings described in Numbers 7.
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]