Contradiction with Leviticus 21:17
Explains restrictions on who may approach the tabernacle, potentially conflicting with the public congregation described in Numbers 8:9.
Leviticus 21:17: Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever [he be] of thy seed in their generations that hath [any] blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. [bread: or, food]
Contradiction with Numbers 4:3
Sets an age limit for service in the tabernacle, while Numbers 8:9 involves a general gathering.
Numbers 4:3: From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Contradiction with Psalm 89:7
Suggests a reverence and awe before God that might not align with the public congregational gathering.
Psalm 89:7: God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him.
Contradiction with Exodus 19:12
Imposes boundaries on how close Israelites can approach the mountain of God, which may contradict the gathering at the tabernacle.
Exodus 19:12: And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, [that ye] go [not] up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
Contradiction with Leviticus 10:1-2
Shows the danger of approaching the sacred incorrectly, potentially conflicting with the communal gathering for dedication in Numbers 8:9.
Leviticus 10:1-2: And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Contradiction with Numbers 1:51
Reserves duties concerning the tabernacle for specific tribes, whereas Numbers 8:9 describes a public assembly.
Numbers 1:51: And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Contradiction with Exodus 30:19-20
Mandates cleansing rituals before entering the tabernacle, which might conflict with the open assembly described in Numbers 8:9.
Exodus 30:19-20: For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
Contradiction with Leviticus 17:3-4
Requires offerings only at the entrance of the tabernacle, potentially conflicting with a non-sacrificial public assembly.
Leviticus 17:3-4: What man soever [there be] of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth [it] out of the camp,