Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Bill Rea <bsr15 AT cantsl.it.canterbury.ac.nz>]

Chris wrote:-

> MY RESPONSE:  I am not going to repeat Sujata,  but I would like to add that
> in the context of EXODUS:34:7 this is not a very good argument to respond
> with.  Since that in a sense this is not the children being punished for the
> sins of the Fathers at all.  What is more, Bill, is that there was a clearly
> defined instruction via Joshua that was deliberately disobeyed.  Exodus 34:7
> is not to be compared and its inherant meaning is far removed from the "door
> of Achan's trouble". (Hosea)

I'm glad you're not going to repeat Sujata because all he did was
read something into the text which clearly wasn't there.

I wasn't trying to compare Joshua 7 with Exodus 34:7. If I may repeat
what you claimed, it was this:-

>No where in the bible do we read about the children being punished for
>the sins of the fathers.  And I would vehemently challenge anyone to show
>this.

It appears now that the clear meaning of the above two sentences are
not what you mean. So my question now is -- what are you claiming? I'm lost.

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