Contradiction with Genesis 1:31
Contradicts with the specific offerings detailed in Numbers 7:70 as God saw everything He made was very good, implying completeness without need for offerings.
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 Isaiah 1:11
Questions the necessity of multiple sacrifices, conflicting with the prescriptive nature of offerings like in Numbers 7:70.
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 Amos 5:22
Indicates God’s disinterest in burnt offerings, contrary to the instructions given in Numbers 7:70.
Amos 5:22: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [peace...: or, thank offerings]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Favors mercy over sacrifice, challenging the emphasis on offerings as seen in Numbers 7:70.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Micah 6:7
Questions the need for numerous sacrifices, conflicting with the specific sacrificial requirements in Numbers 7:70.
Micah 6:7: Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul? [body: Heb. belly]
Contradiction with Psalm 40:6
Suggests that God does not desire sacrifices and offerings, opposing the mandate in Numbers 7:70.
Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]
Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3
States that doing what is right and just is more acceptable than sacrifice, creating tension with the detailed sacrifices in Numbers 7:70.
Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, conflicting with the prescriptive sacrifice in Numbers 7:70.
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 Hebrews 10:8
Speaks of God not desiring sacrifices and offerings, directly opposing the sacrificial directive in Numbers 7:70.
Hebrews 10:8: 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;
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
Highlights obedience over sacrifices, challenging the focus on offerings like in Numbers 7:70.
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.