Contradiction with Numbers 15:32-36
These verses describe a man being stoned for gathering sticks on the Sabbath, demonstrating strict adherence to law, contradicting the provision for defilement in Numbers 9:9.
Numbers 15:32-36: And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
Contradiction with Mark 2:27
This verse suggests that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, emphasizing flexibility rather than strict law adherence.
Mark 2:27: And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Contradiction with Matthew 12:7
Jesus refers to mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the rigid law adherence in Numbers 9:9.
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.
Contradiction with Matthew 5:17-19
Jesus emphasizes fulfilling the law, whereas Numbers 9:9 provides a provision that seems to circumvent immediate obedience.
Matthew 5:17-19: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25
Discusses the law as a tutor, emphasizing faith over law, contrasting with the emphasis on law observance in Numbers 9:9.
Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.