Book 2/Chapter 8
Visiting iniquity (section 19)
1. Does Calvin interpret the threat to “visit iniquity” to subsequent generations as a reference to temporal difficulties only?
Justice and generational judgment (section 20)
1. Why did Ezekiel tell the people to stop using the proverb about the father eating grapes and the children’s teeth being set on edge?
2. What therefore descends to subsequent generations?
Mercy to thousands (section 21)
1. How is this promise to be interpreted? As an absolute, or as a general rule?
The third commandment (section 22)
1. What does the third commandment require?
2. What three things constitute adherence to this command?
The meaning of an oath (section 23)
1. What is an oath?
2. What is one way of identifying a man’s religion?
True name and false word (section 24)
1. What is it when a man swears falsely in the true name?
These are the questions for the readings for Thursday, April 2, and those readings can be found here.