Sins of the father

Connections List
 * Punishment
 * Actions judgement

Scope
 * Any references, biblical or otherwise, to sons being punished or blessed for sins of the father or fathers punished or blessed for sins of the son

Topics
 * Modern law, esp for minors, does father pay?
 * Natural passdown of error from father to son, causing pain and corruption
 * OT Law

Modern law

Manifest
 * References from 1 and 2 Kings in which successors followed their fathers. E.g. 1 Kings 22:52, also 2 Kings 8. 1 King 15:3

OT - not punish/bless
 * Deut 24:16 "Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin."
 * Ezekiel 18:2 a proverb in Israel "The parents eat sour grapes, and the children's tee are set on edge." - causation. God rejects this though
 * Ezekiel 18 as a whole rejects evil causation both ways. Also "Do I take any pleasre in the death of the wicked?" (no)

OT - do punish/bless
 * Exodus 20:5 "...punishing the children for the sin of the partens to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments." Also Deut 5:9. These are in the idols phrase of the 10 commandments.
 * Exod 34:7, Numbers 14:18 slow to anger, abounding in love, forgiving sin and rebellion. But punish to 3rd and 4th generation
 * Deut 7:9 love to a thousand generations, cf 1 Chron 16:15, Ps 105:8
 * 2 Kings 10:30 your descendants on throne to 4th generation. Fulfilled 2 Kings 15:12.