Contradictions and Paradoxes in Micah 5:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Micah 5:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Micah 5:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Micah, God will take away the statues and idols that people made and worshiped. This means God wants people to stop praying to sculptures and just trust Him instead.

Micah 5:13: Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. [standing...: or, statues]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the making of any graven image, whereas Micah 5:13 speaks of cutting off graven images, suggesting that it was a prior practice.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:15

In Deuteronomy, cursed is anyone who makes a graven image, showing that it was considered wrong, possibly contradicting the prior existence implied in Micah 5:13.

Deuteronomy 27:15: Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9

Those who make graven images are seen as futile, indicating the presence of images rather than their removal as described in Micah 5:13.

Isaiah 44:9: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:14

Emphasizes that every man is foolish for making graven images, which are falsehoods, contrasting the idea of actively removing them in Micah 5:13.

Jeremiah 10:14: Every man is brutish in [his] knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image [is] falsehood, and [there is] no breath in them. [brutish in his knowledge: or, more brutish than to know]
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