Exo 20:5 "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,
Someone once said: “Jealousy is God’s love protecting itself” and that is a very good definition. Jealousy in today’s language is entangled with envy, which is desiring that which is not yours, while Jealousy in perfect sense is protecting what rightfully belongs to you. Of course human jealousy is rooted in insecurity and fear, while God’s jealousy is rooted in His righteousness and justice.
Idolatry is taking something that belongs to God and turning it against God. It is a way of showing hatred toward God whether you are conscious of it or not.
“visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me” A lot of people will say, “how just is that to punish the children for the sins of their fathers” because they have no knowledge of the principle: Fathers who hate God, will have children who hate God. Children are often impacted by their parents, sometimes on a subconscious level.
The sins of the fathers have a way of increasing themselves in the lives of their offspring, unless God’s mercy intervenes. In the same way the righteous life is passed unto many generations and affects the life of countless generations.
The best thing to leave to your children after you are gone, are NOT bank accounts, stocks or real-estate, but Godliness and the fear of God.
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