Ps Eric - Generational Curses vs Generational Blessings | GLE

Ps Eric - Generational Curses vs Generational Blessings | GLE

Sep 17

Written By Media GraceLife

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Aztec Warrior

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Three Cultures Square

Bible Verses:

Exodus 20:4-6 (NKJV)
Ezekiel 18:2-4 (NKJV)
Ezekiel !8:10-20 (NKJV)

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Jonathan Edwards

Legacy Matters:

A great example of this is Jonathan Edwards, the Puritan Preacher from the 1700s. Jonathan and his wife Sarah left a great godly legacy for his 11 children.
At the turn of the 20th century, American educator and pastor A.E. Winship decided to trace out the descendants of Jonathan Edwards almost 150 years after his death. His findings are astounding, especially when compared to a man known as Max Jukes. Jukes’ legacy came to the forefront when the family trees of 42 different men in the New York prison system traced back to him.

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Jukes Descendant

Legacy Matters Part 2:

Jonathan Edwards’ godly legacy includes: 1 U.S. Vice-President, 3 U.S. Senators, 3 governors, 3 mayors, 13 college presidents, 30 judges, 65 professors, 80 public office holders, 100 lawyers and 100 missionaries.
Max Jukes’ descendants included: 7 murderers, 60 thieves, 50 women of debauchery, 130 other convicts. 310 paupers (with over 2,300 years lived in poorhouses) 400 who were physically wrecked by indulgent living.
It was estimated that Max Juke’s descendants cost the state more than $1,250,000.
"He lived much as the backwoodsmen upon our frontiers [in 1877] now do. He is described as 'a hunter and fisher, a hard drinker, jolly and companionable, averse to steady toil,' working hard by spurts and idling by turns, becoming blind in his old age. He had a numerous progeny, some of them almost certainly illegitimate." = About Max Jukes

Bible Verses:

Malachi 4:6 (NKJV)

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