On vicarious punishment
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In other law systems, such as the Code of Hammurabi, it was common to punish the children for the crimes of the fathers. God's law prohibits man from exacting vicarious capital punishment. God himself may visit judgment upon succeeding generations, allowing the consequences of the parents sin to cross generational boundaries (Exod 20:5), but He is merciful when the children repent and follow His ways (Jer 18:7-8; Ezek 18:1-9).
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