Attitude check: Acts 17:22-34Doesn’t Numbers 14:18 show that everyone is born inheriting the sin of their parents?Similar statements occur four times in the Bible: Exodus 20:5; 34:7; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 5:9Exodus 20:5-6Context: Israelites fleeing Egypt with a shaky faith. God works miracles to build their faith. God makes a covenant with the people.God was jealous for the Israelites, and he has every right to be!Exodus 34:6-7Context: Moses returns to Mount Sinai to replace the tablets of the law. God allows Moses to see His glory.God wanted to show love and mercy, but the people sinned, separating them from God.Numbers 14:18Context: The twelve spies are sent to spy out Canaan. Only two say they can take the land. God wants to reject Israel and make a new nation from Moses.Moses reminds God what He has said before and pleads with God to not destroy the people. God punishes only those who rebelled against Him.Deuteronomy 5:9Context: Recounting of the law of Moses and the story of the twelve spies.None of the faithless generation would be allowed to enter the land, but the children would be allowed to go in.SummaryGod is jealous for devotion of His people – and has a right to be so.God is patient and willing to forgive but will punish.The soul that sins will be held accountable. Innocent people may sometimes have to deal with the physical consequences of their parents’ sins.
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