Which other scriptures warn against leaders who "hate good and love evil"? Micah’s Warning (Micah 3:2) “You who hate good and love evil, who tear the skin from My people and the flesh from their bones.” Echoes from the Prophets • Isaiah 5:20–23 – “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil… who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deprive the innocent of justice.” • Jeremiah 5:26–28 – Wicked men “do not plead the cause of the fatherless … nor do they defend the rights of the poor.” • Ezekiel 22:27 – “Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey… for dishonest gain.” • Zephaniah 3:3–4 – Princes are “roaring lions,” judges “evening wolves,” prophets “reckless,” priests who “do violence to the law.” • Habakkuk 1:4 – “Justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.” • Malachi 2:8–9 – Priests “have caused many to stumble” and “show partiality in matters of the law.” Wisdom Literature on Twisted Leadership • Psalm 82:2–4 – “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? … Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless.” • Psalm 94:20–21 – “Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?” • Proverbs 17:15 – “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both detestable to the LORD.” Jesus Confronts False Shepherds • Matthew 23:23, 25, 28 – “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees… you have neglected the weightier matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness… inside you are full of greed and wickedness.” • John 10:12–13 – The hired hand “abandons the sheep” and “is unconcerned for the sheep.” Apostolic Alerts • Acts 20:29–30 – “Savage wolves will come in… Even from your own body men will arise and distort the truth.” • 2 Timothy 3:1–5 – In the last days people will be “haters of good… lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.” • 2 Timothy 4:3–4 – Teachers who “tickle ears” so people “turn aside to myths.” • Titus 1:10–11 – Many “deceivers… must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching for dishonest gain.” • 2 Peter 2:1–3 – False teachers who, “in their greed… exploit you with deceptive words.” • Jude 1:4 – Ungodly men who “turn the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” Living Application • God consistently exposes and opposes leaders who twist justice for gain. • He calls His people to recognize such corruption, refuse complicity, and uphold truth and mercy. • Every generation must weigh its leaders—and itself—against the clear, unwavering standard of Scripture. |
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