Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:4
Micah 6:2 implies a legal dispute where God holds Israel accountable, whereas Deuteronomy 32:4 emphasizes God's perfection and justice, suggesting no need for a legal dispute.
Deuteronomy 32:4: [He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:18
Micah 6:2 presents a courtroom scene of accusation, while Isaiah 1:18 offers a scene of reconciliation and forgiveness.
Isaiah 1:18: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23
Micah 6:2 suggests a formal setting of judgment, whereas Jeremiah 7:22-23 emphasizes God’s desire for obedience over sacrifice, indicating relationship over judgment.
Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
Contradiction with Zechariah 7:9
Micah 6:2 portrays a command to "hear", implying a failure to act, while Zechariah 7:9 emphasizes acting justly and showing mercy, which contradicts the failure suggested in Micah 6:2.
Zechariah 7:9: Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: [Execute...: Heb. Judge judgment of truth]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Micah 6:2 involves a call to hear God's contention, while Hosea 6:6 stresses that God desires mercy and acknowledgment rather than formal complaints or rituals.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.