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your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, says Yahweh, who have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.
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The Breaking Point of Generational Sin
Commentators explain that God's judgment is for the accumulated sins of generations. The guilt of the fathers is included because the children continued in the same rebellion. Scholar John Calvin notes this continuation doesn't excuse them but rather aggravates their guilt, showing deep-rooted obstinacy. This illustrates that there is a breaking point where the full weight of persistent, generational sin is judged.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your iniquities - Their idolatry and their forsaking God, and their arts of necromancy.
And the iniquities of your fathers togethe…
19th Century
Anglican
Which have burned incense upon the mountains ... —The old deep-rooted sin of the worship of high places ([Reference Hosea…
16th Century
Protestant
Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together. Isaiah enlarges on that which he had expressed briefly in the preceding verse…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together (says the Lord) That is,…
The Gentiles came to seek God, and find him, because they were first sought and found by him. Often he meets some thoughtless trifler or profligate…
13th Century
Catholic
They have sought me. Here the judge, God, gives the sentence of separation between the wicked and the good regarding the recepti…
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