Jubilee 2025 Day o2: Reversing Family and Ancestral Curses: Message from Ezekiel 18

Text Ezekiel 18

Some background understandings

The punishments of parents and ancestors from God come upon the children and their children’s children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate God (Exodus 20:4).

The blessings of parents and ancestors from God are passed down to children and their children’s children for a thousand generations of those who love God (Exodus 20:5; 1 Cor 16:22).

Why can't curses go away by themselves without coming on someone "? Answer: According to Scripture, sin must either be punished or atoned for ( see Heb. 9:22). In the New Testament, everyone has two options: either they receive the penalty for their sins or they go to Jesus for Him to make atonement for their sins. Do you want to receive the penalty for your sins, or do you want Jesus to absorb your sins on the Cross?

• Ahab’s children and close friends were killed ( 2 Kings 9:6-10; 10:6-11) because of his sins of idol worship and the murder of Naboth (1 Kings 21).

• David’s household suffered calamity because of his sins of adultery and murder ( 2 Samuel 12:7-14)

• David’s household suffered calamity because of his sins of adultery and murder ( 2 Samuel 12:7-14).

• David’s household also enjoyed blessings ( 1 Kings 2:1-4; 11:9-13) because of his love for God when he decided to build God a temple ( 2 Samuel 7 ). Build Jesus’ church, God will bless you and your people

• Ruth, from a cursed tribe, Moab (Numbers 25; Amos 2:1-3), was able to reverse the curse on her. She made God his God (Ruth 1:16-18), lived a righteous life (Ruth 3:10-13), and was blessed to be a great-great-grandmother of Jesus (Ruth 4:13-17).

• A man called Job would regularly make atonement for his children (Job 1:1-5).