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!