A Sojourner's Quest

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together, says the Lord; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their bosom payment for their former deeds.” 5. 1 Kings 21.29 – “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son’s days I will bring the disaster upon his house.” B. The exegetical interpretation : Iniquity has a definite kind of generational impact that cannot be ignored (e.g., the baby of a crack addict being born addicted to crack). 1. We reap in our lives directly from the decisions and actions sown by others (e.g., soldiers and armies from the decisions of politicians and diplomats). and mothers will impact the children and grandchildren (i.e., Ezek. 18.14-17 – Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise: [15] he does not eat upon the moun- tains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife, [16] does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, [17] withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; he shall surely live.) 3. The grace of God in Christ has made it possible for us to break the connection of generational guilt and sin , opening up an entirely new possibility of freedom and new life a. Through our faith and conversion to Jesus Christ, the old has passed, and all things have become new!, 2 Cor. 5.17 – Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is 2. While the association of generational sin in this punishment has been altered, it is still clear that the deeds of the fathers