Understanding Generational Curses and Blessings Part [7] 12/13/2023 (Evening thought)

Genesis 28:5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

Esau and Jacob would go their separate ways, one, to receive the blessings, and favors of God for many generations, the other to reap all the natural results that come with an averseness toward God. The generational blessings and curses are never an arbitrary act on the part of God, but instead are the natural outworking of cause and effect, sowing and reaping, which determine the outcomes. Therefore, there very serious and pertinent questions we need to ask ourselves, in the context of what we’ve seen so far:

[1] Is the destiny of an individual inevitably set in stone, depending on the course of action pursued by one’s progenitors? [2] Can the generational blessings and curses be reversed? [3] What about those genetic factors which may be beyond a person’s control? Is there hope in such situations? [4] Let’s say a person’s progenitors have a history of cancer, because of habitual violations of laws which pertain to diets and foods; is it then inevitable for the coming generations to come down with cancers, or would they have the ability to track an entirely different course?

[5] When The Lord says He will visit the iniquity of the fathers unto the third and fourth generation of those who hate Him, what does God mean by that statement? [6] Can the generations of the wicked buck the downward trend, through freedom of choice, and could they be saved in God’s kingdom?

Ezekiel 18:2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Understanding Generational Curses and Blessings Part [6] 12/12/2023 (Morning thought)

Genesis 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he swore unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 178] Isaac made known to his sons these privileges and conditions, and plainly stated that Esau, as the eldest, was the one entitled to the birthright. But Esau had no love for devotion, no inclination to a religious life. The requirements that accompanied the spiritual birthright were an unwelcome, and even a hateful restraint to him. The law of God, which was the condition of the divine covenant with Abraham, was regarded by Esau as a yoke of bondage.

Bent on self-indulgence, he desired nothing so much as liberty to do as he pleased. [Patriarchs & Prophets pp 178] Jacob had learned from his mother of the divine intimation that the birthright should fall to him, and he was filled with an unspeakable desire for the privileges which it would confer. It was not the possession of his father's wealth that he craved; the spiritual birthright was the object of his longing.

To commune with God as did righteous Abraham, to offer the sacrifice of atonement for his family, to be the progenitor of the chosen people and of the promised Messiah, and to inherit the immortal possessions embraced in the blessings of the covenant. Here were the privileges and honors that kindled his most ardent desires. His mind was ever reaching forward to the future, and seeking to grasp its unseen blessings.

Genesis 27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curses thee, and blessed be he that blesses thee. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!