Exodus 20:5
20:5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them,
for I, the
Lord, your God, am a jealous
God, responding to
the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations
of those who reject me,
Leviticus 26:39
Restoration through Confession and Repentance
26:39 “‘As for the ones who remain among you, they will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies, and they will also rot away because of their ancestors’ iniquities which are with them.
Numbers 32:14
32:14 Now look, you are standing in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the
Lord against the Israelites.
Psalms 106:6-7
106:6 We have sinned like our ancestors;
we have done wrong, we have done evil.
106:7 Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds,
they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love,
and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.
Daniel 9:8
9:8 O
LORD, we have been humiliated
– our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you.
Matthew 23:31-36
23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!
23:33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
23:34 “For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
23:36 I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!