7Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; …
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, …
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-9)No sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exod. 34:5): The Lord descended , by some sensible token of his presence, and manifestation of his glory. His descending bespeaks his condescension; he humbles himself to take cognizance of those that humble themselves to walk with him. Ps. 113:6; Lord, what is man, that he should be thus visited ? He descended in the c…
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