Contradictions and Paradoxes in Micah 7:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Micah 7:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Micah 7:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Micah, God will keep His promises and be kind to the people, just like He promised to Jacob and Abraham a long time ago. This means God always tells the truth and never forgets what He said He would do.

Micah 7:20: Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

This verse speaks of God not clearing the guilty and visiting iniquity on future generations, which contrasts with Micah 7:20's promise of steadfast mercy.

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 Isaiah 43:25

This verse declares God as the one who blots out transgressions for his own sake, suggesting an act not based on keeping promises to ancestors.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:30

States that everyone will die for their own iniquity, implying personal accountability rather than mercy based on past covenants as in Micah 7:20.

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.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

Emphasizes that the soul that sins shall die, focusing on individual justice instead of generational mercy.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Romans 9:15

States that God will have mercy on whom he chooses, suggesting an arbitrary nature in contrast to the covenantal faithfulness in Micah 7:20.

Romans 9:15: For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Refers to the new covenant making the old one obsolete, contradicting the perpetuation of the Abrahamic covenant in Micah 7:20.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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