What is Generational Curse?
For those concerned with a generational curse. Exodus is the basis for a generational curse on the 3rd and 4th generations. It is speaking to the worship of idols.
Exodus 20:55 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
Enough
God had enough of Israel's repeatedly breaking His covenant so they were dispersed by war and taken away as captives. They called to Him in their captivity and He came and gathered them together as His people.
Jeremiah 31:29-34
29 “In those days people will no longer say, ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.
31 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, ” declares the LORD.
33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
Deuteronomy 24:16
16 Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.
Ezekiel 18:19-20
19 “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.
20 The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
1 John 5:18 ESV
We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
Acts 16:31 ESV
And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Mark 16:16 ESV
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Mark 11:25 ESV
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
John 9:1-3
1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Jeremiah 31:29-34
29 “In those days people will no longer say, ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.
31 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, ” declares the LORD.
33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
Deuteronomy 24:16
16 Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.
Ezekiel 18:19-20
19 “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live.
20 The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
Jesus Intervenes
1 John 5:18 ESV
We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
Acts 16:31 ESV
And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Mark 16:16 ESV
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Don't let anything hinder you.
Like you have been forgiven, forgive.Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Mark 11:25 ESV
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
People are Wrong Sometimes
What some people think is a generational curse may not be a curse.John 9:1-3
1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
Remember this:
Romans 8:1 ESVThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
God has Claimed You
Generational curses have no claim to the life of a Christian. On the contrary, those without Christ are subject to generational curses from the fallen state of man. If this is you. Repeating the pattern of your ancestors over and over again.Breaking the Bonds of the Past
For those that want to be saved, I pray to proclaim the blood of Jesus to bind the strongholds and generational curses holding you back. Releasing you and your family to live under the covering of the blood of Jesus, and release the power of God over all dominion to break the curse and bonds. It is not complicated. It easy as ABC. 1. Admit you have sinned. Everyone has. It is no secret. 2. Believe, Jesus is your Savior. Because when you are drowning you can't save yourself. 3. Confess that Jesus is the Lord of your life. There is a new sheriff in town and it is not you. Find a good church in your town, get baptized, and grow in faith.
From this day forward we all live in the newness of Life with Christ Jesus our Lord. No power or dominion lays claim. The bonds that bound our ancestors, you, me, our children, grandchildren, and so on and so on. This is a new day.
If you read all the way to the end. Blessings to you and your family for all generations.
If you read all the way to the end. Blessings to you and your family for all generations.
