Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
Emphasizes obedience to God rather than ritualistic burnt offerings.
1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17
Suggests God desires a contrite heart over burnt offerings, contrasting with the specific offerings detailed in Numbers 7:47.
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 Proverbs 21:3
Highlights doing righteousness and justice as more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Questions the value of numerous sacrifices, in contrast to the detailed offerings outlined in Numbers.
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
States God desires mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
Suggests that God requires justice, mercy, and humility rather than thousands of rams or oil streams.
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 says He desires mercy, not sacrifice, countering the emphasis on offerings.
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
Asserts that loving God and neighbor is more important than all burnt offerings.
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 10:8-9
Indicates that God takes no pleasure in burnt offerings, contrary to the detailed offerings.
Hebrews 10:8-9: 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;