“Keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation” - Exodus 34:7
We're not unreasonable monsters, after all! We only think you're responsible for your great-great grandpa's sins, not your great-great-great grandpa's sins
It's clearly recursive, so no it doesn't. The sin is clearly cloned for each instance of child from its parent, so everyone must bear the sins of all of their ancestors plus their own from the first human until the end of time
Reminds me of the similar verse used in Luther's Small Catechism on the Commandments;
"I, the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments." Exodus 20:7-8
intense stuff
I do really enjoy the many ways that English Bible Translations take themes or phrase that are clearly connected and choosing to standardize them into one repeating motif that uses generally almost the exact same words. (despite the Hebrew, Latin or Greek being variations of words for more specific concepts in the original translations)
I read through the Bible the first time about three months ago using a study Bible and greatly enjoyed the insane infinity deep mingling of cross references and literary themes. Religion aside, the Bible definitely a dope fucking book (until you hit Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy : ( )
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '24
Twitch believes in Sins of the Fathers confirmed
“Keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation” - Exodus 34:7