Contradiction with Exodus 30:23
Describes different amounts and types of materials used for offerings and anointing, contradicting Numbers 7:85 by specifying entirely different substances and quantities.
Exodus 30:23: Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, [even] two hundred and fifty [shekels], and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty [shekels],
Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:20-22
Provides measurements and descriptions of temple construction materials that differ from the offerings outlined in Numbers 7:85.
1 Kings 6:20-22: And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and [so] covered the altar [which was of] cedar. [pure: Heb. shut up]
Contradiction with Leviticus 2:1
Discusses grain offerings and their ingredients, which can contradict the specifics of metal offerings mentioned in Numbers 7:85.
Leviticus 2:1: And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be [of] fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:17
Emphasizes the personal ability to give, contrasting with the fixed amounts in Numbers 7:85.
Deuteronomy 16:17: Every man [shall give] as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee. [as...: Heb. according to the gift of his hand]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
States that obedience is better than sacrifice, potentially contradicting the emphasis on material sacrifice in Numbers 7:85.
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.