Contradictions and Paradoxes in Micah 7:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Micah 7:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Micah 7:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Micah, this verse means that one day people will come from all around the world, from faraway places like Assyria, and across rivers, seas, and mountains, to be together. Christians often see this as a promise that God is bringing everyone together in peace and happiness.

Micah 7:12: [In] that day [also] he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and [from] the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and [from] mountain to mountain. [[and from] the fortified cities: or, even to the fortified cities]

Contradiction with Genesis 11:8

Micah 7:12 talks about people coming together from Assyria and lands to Egypt, whereas Genesis 11:8 describes God scattering people abroad from Babel.

Genesis 11:8: So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Micah 7:12 reflects a time of gathering and unity, while Matthew 10:34 speaks of Jesus bringing division.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Isaiah 39:6-7

Micah 7:12 suggests a restoration of people, unlike Isaiah 39:6-7 which predicts exile to Babylon.

Isaiah 39:6-7: Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine house, and [that] which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:11

Micah 7:12 indicates gathering and potential peace, whereas Jeremiah 25:11 predicts desolation and a long period of captivity.

Jeremiah 25:11: And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Contradiction with Revelation 6:4

Micah 7:12 implies assembling of people, contrasting with Revelation 6:4 where peace is taken from the earth.

Revelation 6:4: And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
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