Exodus 20: 5

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THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES CALLED
EXODUS

CHAPTER 20

5 Thou shalt not ^abow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a ^bjealous God, ^cvisiting the ^diniquity of the ^efathers upon the ^fchildren unto the third and fourth generation of them that ^ghate me;

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5a	Ex. 23: 24. 24 Thou shalt not ^abow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly ^boverthrow them, and quite break down their images. Mosiah 13: 13. 13 And again: Thou shalt not ^abow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generations of them that hate me; Alma 31: 1. 1 Now it came to pass that after the end of Korihor, Alma having received tidings that the Zoramites were perverting the ways of the Lord, and that Zoram, who was their leader, was leading the hearts of the people to ^abow down to dumb ^bidols, his heart again began to ^csicken because of the iniquity of the people.
b	HEB qannah, ‘possessing sensitive and deep feelings.’ Ex. 34: 14. 14 For thou shalt worship ^ano other ^bgod: for the Lord, whose name is ^cJealous, is a ^djealous God: Num. 25: 11. 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my ^ajealousy. Deut. 4: 24. 24 For the Lord thy God is a consuming ^afire, even a ^bjealous God. Deut. 6: 15. 15 (For the Lord thy God is a ^ajealous God among you) lest the ^banger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. Josh. 24: 19. 19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an ^aholy God; he is a ^bjealous God; he will not ^cforgive your transgressions nor your sins. Mosiah 11: 22. 22 And it shall come to pass that they shall ^aknow that I am the Lord their God, and am a ^bjealous God, visiting the iniquities of my people.
c	TG Justice.
d	Ps. 109: 14. 14 Let the ^ainiquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. Mosiah 13: 13. 13 And again: Thou shalt not ^abow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generations of them that hate me; TG Sin.
e	TG Marriage, Fatherhood.
f	IE insofar as the children learn and do the sinful things the parents do; but see v. 6 concerning those who repent and serve the LORD. D&C 98: 47 (46-47) 47 But if the ^achildren shall repent, or the children’s children, and ^bturn to the Lord their God, with all their hearts and with all their might, mind, and strength, and ^crestore four-fold for all their trespasses wherewith they have trespassed, or wherewith their fathers have trespassed, or their fathers’ fathers, then thine indignation shall be turned away;
g	TG Accountability. TG Hate.