5 – Bloodline and Generational Curses
Bible Verses
Exodus 34:6-7 – “And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.’ ” (NKJV)
Deuteronomy 5:9-10 – “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 generations of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.” (NIV)
Matthew 23:35 – And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(NIV)
Discussion
In the same way that inheritance or blessings are passed down from generation to generation, so can curses of sickness, of death, and of bondage be passed down. It is not a coincidence that everyone in a family has fought the same battles. Addiction, divorce, cancer, and poverty are a few examples of afflictions and curses that run in families. They are demonic spirits and curses that entered through sin, or agreements, identifying with beliefs and patterns, and speaking words of poverty, disease and death. Those sins must be repented for and renounced to break the associated curses, especially with when blood oaths and curses are passed down through generations that are in agreement with demonic powers. Even word curses can affect and put an entire bloodline into bondage. Jesus’ victory on the Cross made us free, so we pray this prayer to enforce what He already won.
Prayer
Father, I thank You that in Christ I am a new creation, the old has passed away and all things have become new and all things are of God (2 Corinthians 5:17). I repent of every sin pattern that does not align with Your truth (Acts 3:19), and I receive the cleansing of Jesus’ blood (1 John 1:7). I declare that Christ was made a curse for us and redeemed me from every curse (Galatians 3:13), and I will not be conformed to this world but transformed by the renewing of my mind (Romans 12:2). By Your Spirit, I walk in obedience and freedom (Galatians 5:16). I choose righteousness and life (Deuteronomy 30:19). Father God, I thank you that today the bloodline and generational curses end with me. I am a bloodline redeemer. I plead the Blood of Jesus over my entire bloodline on my mother’s side and father’s side, all the way back to Adam and Eve, and over the generations going forward. I repent and renounce all of my sins and the sins of my ancestors. I break off and nullify every ungodly oath, ungodly dedication, or ungodly vow. I nullify every ungodly blood covenant, contract, or sacrifice and declare them as null and void. In Jesus name I break off every word curse that has been spoken over me or my bloodline, or that I have spoken over myself. I call forth all the redemption, generational blessings and inheritance in Christ for my bloodline.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.