*Gerry, I was in the process of posting this prior to your final post where you said you see where your error is. I'm just posting it for the sake of learning as this is a misunderstood topic and some scriptures can be taken out of context. In verse 16 we read that Michal
despised David in her heart, (verses 20-23) David rebuked her, but never cursed her to be barren - God made her barren. Isaac simply reiterated to Esau, through a prophetic utterance, what
the Lord had already spoken to Rebekkah while Esau was yet in her womb -
he would serve his younger brother, etc. Lastly, Paul didn't curse those men,
but he passed judgment in the name of Jesus upon them by handing them over to Satan so that they might be saved on the day of the Lord.
Obviously, all 3 of the examples you showed, the "cursed" had serious heart issues.
Thanks brother.
Nathan, you stated here: you say iniquities are operating for those who hate him and not those who love him.
I agree to this. Now for us who love the Lord, we can break free from the curses of our Fathers, who are called by God by his will not our own.
What you're saying is, those who love God can BREAK FREE from a generational curse that has been handed down by ones fathers. Again, there are no generational curses. If we love the Lord then there are no "curses of our fathers" to break free of.
Did Isaac curse Esau or was Esau's own iniquity being visited upon by God? This is what Isaac spoke: “Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above. You will live by the sword and
you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”
Was this a curse from Isaac or a prophetic utterance of was already said by the Lord to Rebekah before Esau was even born: "And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;
and the elder shall serve the younger". (Gen 25:23)
Did Paul "curse" those men by handing them over to Satan or was he passing judgment in the name of Jesus so that these men would be saved on the day of the Lord?
You quoted 2 Samuel 6:20-23 - let's take a look at verse 16 of that same chapter: "And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and
she despised him in her heart".
Did David curse her? David rebuked her, but God made her barren. I do not see anything in David's rebuke that references her becoming barren: David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.”