If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Religion / Visiting The Sins Of The Father Upon The Children. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children th 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 th You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him. It does seem to refer to the fact that each. Don’t bow down to them and don’t serve them because I am GOD, your God, and I’m a most jeal You shall not worship them or serve them for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. The biblical expression that the sins of the fathers will be visited upon their children is the source of this. This verse contains an explicit declaration that such is God's rule. And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Exodus 20:5 No carved gods of any size, shape, or form of anything whatever, whether of things that fly or walk or swim. The Sins of the Fathers Visited Upon the Children.