"The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father..." -- Ezekiel 18:20
No!
"I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation..." -- Exodus 20:5
Yes!
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2007-11-14 12:10:01 · 9 answers · asked by Shawn B 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Isaiah, Strong's is not noted for its unbiased scholarship. You do know that?
2007-11-14 12:24:39 · update #1
If it were all clear and unidirectional, there would be fewer people making a living without earning it. That would be bad for the printing industry.
2007-11-15 01:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are only picking out part of the verse that suits your needs, read the whole passage of exekiel 18:20 and see that the father thats being spoken of, is one who is in idolotry and the son is not, in that case by the son's faithfulness his fathers iniquity is not passed onto him. If you wanna find contradiction in the Bible your not gonna do it. Unless of course you take something out of context and twist a portion of it to fit your needs, as you did with this question........FAIL
2007-11-14 20:19:10 · answer #2 · answered by mark l 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope. You conveniently left out "the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
THEM THAT HATE ME
Jer 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Jer 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.
DECEPTION ALERT !!!!.
Make note of this individual.
PANTS ON FIRE
2007-11-14 20:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ezekiel refers to the bearing or carrying of sins
Exodus refers to the numbering of sins
You need a Strong's concordance, pal
2007-11-14 20:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need to look more at the context of the passages.
the ezekial passage was refering to the fathers sins. the child is not accountable for what his father has done, he has a choice to live for himself.
the exodus passage...if you read the following verse you would have seen that it says "but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments." God is saying here that those who do not love him and keep his commandments are choosing death...not that he wishes this for them.
2007-11-14 20:23:17 · answer #5 · answered by Ames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generational,, curses ..Yes.. The Christian God does that,,
2007-11-14 20:21:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
no. you and you alone are resposible for your fate based on the choices you make. make sense?
2007-11-14 20:15:43 · answer #7 · answered by seer1213 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Can I get some ketchup with these fries?
2007-11-14 20:13:38 · answer #8 · answered by Dirk Johnson 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
before Christ yes....
after Christ...sometimes....parents can really screw up children...
2007-11-14 20:14:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋