Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12
This verse emphasizes God's forgiveness and forgetting of sins, similar to Micah 7:19, rather than contradiction.
Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Contradiction with Exodus 34:7
This verse mentions God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, which contrasts with the idea of casting sins into the depths of the sea.
Exodus 34:7: Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].
Contradiction with Nahum 1:3
Describes God as not acquitting the wicked but being slow to wrath, indicating potential punishment rather than forgetting sins.
Nahum 1:3: The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:9
States that God visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation, differing from the idea of casting sins into the sea.
Deuteronomy 5:9: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,
Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:30
Suggests that everyone shall bear punishment for their own iniquity, which contrasts with the notion of God casting all sins away.
Jeremiah 31:30: But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Paradox #1
One possible theological inconsistency in Micah 7:19 could involve the idea of God forgetting sins. Some may argue that if God is omniscient, meaning He knows everything, then forgetting sins might contradict His all-knowing nature. This could lead to questions about how God remains all-knowing if He "forgets" sins. Others may interpret it as a metaphor expressing forgiveness rather than a literal forgetting.