For Moses, that God should "visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation" (Exod. 20:5) is an unacceptable form of group punishment akin to the morally indiscriminate punishment of Sodom. Challenging God's pronouncement of the punishment of the sons for the sins of the fathers, Moses argues with God, against God, and in the name of God. Moses engages God with fierce moral logic:


Conscience: The Duty to Obey and the Duty to Disobey (2008)

Harold M. Schulweis Quotes

For Moses, that God should visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation (Exod. 20:5) is an unacceptable...

For Moses, that God should visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation (Exod. 20:5) is an unacceptable...

For Moses, that God should visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation (Exod. 20:5) is an unacceptable...

For Moses, that God should visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation (Exod. 20:5) is an unacceptable...