Originally Posted by BOWSINGER

“The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father…” — Ezekiel 18:20
“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
So totally unimaginative. Instead of thinking of ways these can both be true, you insist that it is impossible for them both to be true.
It took me about 3 seconds to come up with scenarios where both can be true. The 1st one deals with law. As in, a son shall not be punished if his father commits a crime.
The 2nd one is an observation of natural consequences. For instance, if the father commits a crime and is jailed or executed, the family is rendered impoverished due to the lack of a breadwinner. This has consequences, such as fewer educational opportunities for the children, perhaps hunger, perhaps homelessness, etc. These things in fact DO reverberate throughout generations.


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