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“God designed families to be modeled on His parenthood, but, as many of us know, that’s often the exception rather than the rule. You are the great and powerful God who is known as the LORD who rules over all. But you also punish children for the sins of their parents. (Exodus 20:5,6 NET) You show unfailing love to thousands. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me, and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Nevertheless, the Bible is equally clear that we can and do suffer for the sins of our ancestors. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb (Jeremiah 31:29,30 NET) The word of the LORD came to me: "What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, "'The fathers eat sour grapes And the children's teeth become numb?' "As surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore! Indeed! All lives are mine– the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. A man must be executed only for his own sin.” (2 Chronicles 25:3–4 NET) When that time comes, people will no longer say, 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have grown numb.' Rather, each person will die for his own sins. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. A man must be put to death only for his own sin.” (2 Kings 14:5–6 NET) When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.
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He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, “Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do.
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But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do each must be put to death for his own sin (Deuteronomy 24:16 NET) When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. The Bible is very clear that we are not held accountable, responsible, or guilty for the sins of our ancestors.