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Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.
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A Legacy of Sin
Scholars debate the identity of the "first father," suggesting figures like Adam, Abraham, or Jacob. However, many commentators, including Calvin and Barnes, propose it refers collectively to Israel's ancestors or high priests. The point is not to identify one person but to show that sin has been present from the very foundation of the nation's ancestry and leadership.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thy first father hath sinned - This is the argument on God's side, to show that they were neither unjustly punished, nor punished w…
19th Century
Anglican
Your first father has sinned ... —These words have been interpreted as referring to:
Baptist
Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have …
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16th Century
Protestant
Your first father sinned. This passage is almost universally understood to refer to the “first parent” Adam (Genesis 3:6). Som…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your first father has sinned Either Adam, as Kimchi, in whom all have sinned, and from whom all derive a sinful and …
Those who neglect to call upon God are weary of him. The Master did not tire the servants with his commands, but they tired him with disobedience. …
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13th Century
Catholic
And now thus says the LORD. Here he shows them divine love through the remedies he granted them in their difficulties. This is d…
