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and showing lovingkindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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God's Mercy Outweighs Judgment
Commentators unanimously explain that God's lovingkindness extends to 'thousands' of generations, not just thousands of individuals. They contrast this with the punishment for idolatry, which extends only to the third or fourth generation. This highlights that God's mercy is infinitely more far-reaching and enduring than His judgment.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the Ten Commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; and Deuter…
19th Century
Anglican
Shewing mercy unto thousands. —Rather, to the thousandth generation, as is distinctly expressed in Deuteronomy 7:9. God’s…
Baptist
Here we are forbidden to worship God under any likeness whatsoever. The first command forbids the worship of another God; the second strictly forbi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me And show their love by worshipping God, and him only, by servi…
The first four of the Ten Commandments, commonly called the First Table, tell us our duty to God. It was fitting that these should be put …
