[Avodah] Akeidah vs. Chet Eigel

[Harvey Benton]

RMBerger: 
... zechus avos fits. But the eigel, "poqeid avon avos al banim,
ve'al benei banim, al sheleishim ve'al ribei'im..." The contrast of
thousands of generations vs four being pointed out as a statement of
midas haRachamim. Well, we're well past ribei'im on the eigel. Ideas?

HB: Doesn't Hashem only punish the sons and grandson's  future generations) if they follow in the parents (or grandparent's) footsteps?.  Do those generations have to be immediately following the sinning (HY) parents??  Did the generations (3 or 4) immediately following the Chet Eigel engage in Avoda Zara?? If not, then Hashem apparently saved or saves the punishment for future generations; and it might not just be limited to 3 or 4 generations following the immediate sin.  

Finally, is the sin of Eigel still a problem for Bnei Yisrael, or is it as RMB writes, something that we are well past??


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