Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contradicting Numbers 7:48 where a sacrificial offering is highlighted.
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 Isaiah 1:11
This verse questions the value of sacrifices, contrasting with Numbers 7:48 that details a sacrificial offering.
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, differing from the sacrificial focus in Numbers 7:48.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
Jesus calls for mercy, not sacrifice, in contrast to the offering described in Numbers 7:48.
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 Matthew 12:7
This verse highlights mercy over sacrifice, opposing the sacrificial emphasis of Numbers 7:48.
Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.