Exodus 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
In order for believers to properly deal with the generation iniquity of their forefathers, they are not asking God to forgive them, but we are asking God to forgive us for any sin that we have committed, and we are also taking accountability for the Iniquities, transgressions, and sins of our forefathers that would bring judgment on us and our families. Iniquities, Transgressions, and Sin.
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