Contradictions and Paradoxes in Micah 5:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Micah 5:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Micah 5:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Micah, God will let His people be on their own for a while, until a special mother has her baby. After that, the rest of their family will come back together with the people of Israel.

Micah 5:3: Therefore will he give them up, until the time [that] she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Matthew 1:16

This verse attributes the lineage and birth of Jesus directly to Joseph through Mary, which contrasts with Micah 5:3’s implication of a divinely orchestrated birth set for a specific future time.

Matthew 1:16: And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Contradiction with Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah speaks of a virgin birth as a sign, which can be seen as a contradiction to the process mentioned in Micah 5:3 where the emphasis is more on a period of waiting and fulfillment.

Isaiah 7:14: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. [shall call: or, thou, O virgin, shalt call]

Contradiction with Luke 1:32-33

Here, the immediate granting of a throne to Jesus from his birth seems to contradict Micah 5:3's anticipation of a later period of restoration for Israel.

Luke 1:32-33: He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
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