7 SIGNS OF A

FAMILY CURSE

by Jonas Clark

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are taken

from the King James Version.

SEVEN SIGNS OF A FAMILY CURSE

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7 SIGNS OF A FAMILY

CURSE

amily curses are re-occurring problems

Fthat steal, kill, and destroy. Scripture is

clear God visits the iniquity of the fathers

upon the children up to the third and fourth

generation (Exodus 20:5). Curses don't visit

your family without a cause. When someone

up the family tree gives spirits the right to

visit because of iniquity they come looking for

a reason to mess up your life. Take courage.

After family curses are exposed, Christ’s

deliverance is readily available.

You cannot choose your relatives anymore

than you can choose skin color, gender, or

race. Someone up the family tree could be the

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cause for a generational curse. A family curse

is a payment or "recompense for iniquity.” It is

written,

Render unto them a recompense, O

LORD, according to the work of their

hands. Give them sorrow of heart, thy

curse unto them. Persecute and destroy

them in anger from under the heavens of

the LORD. (Lamentations 3:64-66)

Before you can break generational curses

we need to identify what they look like. Here

is a partial list of family curses for your

review. Having one of these in your life or

family may not indicate a family curse. To

have several "reoccurring” ones might. The

help of the Holy Spirit is vital in identifying a

family curse. As you read this list ask Him to

give you a spirit of revelation.

1. EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, FEAR

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The LORD shall smite thee with

madness, and blindness, and astonishment

of heart. (Deuteronomy 28:28)

The first curse we will discuss is emotional

instability. Notice the Scripture above says the

Lord will "smite with madness.” To be smitten

with madness means insanity, craziness,

foolishness, senseless behavior, and flakiness.

He also uses the term “blindness.” This

blindness releases confusion, indecision, and

wonderment.

If that’s not enough, God follows that with

“astonishment of heart” meaning a trembling,

unsettled, and fearful heart.

Under this curse one is easily overcome by

emotions and fear. These trigger a person to

make foolish decisions and do crazy self-

destructive things. In this condition a person

has a continual inner struggle, internal

warfare, and frustration.

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Confusion and depression are two key

indicators of this family curse. This curse

teaches why some are double-minded and

have problems ordering their lives with the

word of God and renewing their minds.

2. HEREDITARY FAMILY SICKNESSES

The LORD shall make the pestilence

cleave unto thee, until he have consumed

thee from off the land, whither thou goest

to possess it. The LORD shall smite thee

with a consumption, and with a fever, and

with an inflammation, and with an

extreme burning, and with the sword, and

with blasting, and with mildew; and they

shall pursue thee until thou perish.

(Deuteronomy 28:21)

Some family sicknesses are reoccurring.

Reoccurring is the indication of a family curse.

Notice the terms

“pestilence”

and

“consumption.”

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This curse releases sicknesses of all kinds.

Consumption is a wasting lung disease,

emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer. Lung

cancer is the number three killer.

He also uses terms, "fever” and

“inflammation.” These indicate a curse that is

evidenced by arthritis. Inflammation of the

brain leads to Alzheimer disease. Then we

read the term "extreme burning.” Extreme

burning means all sorts of strange fevers.

THE BOTCH

The LORD will smite thee with the

botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and

with the scab, and with the itch, whereof

thou canst not be healed. (Deuteronomy

28:27)

The botches are open sores or boils. These

can be experienced by those that have

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problems with wounds that will not heal.

Scripture also says,

The LORD shall smite thee in the

knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch

that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy

foot unto the top of thy head.

(Deuteronomy 28:35)

This curse attacks legs, soles of the feet,

and the top of one’s head. The Lord didn’t

leave any diseases out of this curse. He

declared,

Also every sickness, and every plague,

which is not written in the book of this

law, them will the LORD bring upon thee,

until thou be destroyed. (Deuteronomy

28:61)

3. BARRENNESS, IMPOTENCE, FEMALE

PROBLEMS

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body,

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and the fruit of thy land, the increase of

thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

(Deuteronomy 28:18)

Perhaps you have heard menstrual

problems know as “the curse.” Sometimes

folklore comes from biblical tradition.

Menstrual problems may be the result of a

family curse. Scripture says, “Cursed shall be

the fruit of thy body.” The word body,

Hebrew beten, means womb, belly, or

abdomen. The womb deals with reproduction.

Signs of this curse are infections, hormone

problems, menstrual problems, PMS, cramps,

fibroids, painful sex, barrenness, miscarriages,

cysts, tumors, bladder problems, kidney

stones. Female problems plague millions of

women. Men too can manifest this curse with

erectile dysfunction and impotence.

4. FAMILY BREAKDOWNS, DIVORCE

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This curse manifests in several ways

including divorce, family divides, fights

among relatives, families that scatter, no

fellowship, jailed children and estranged

relationships.

Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another

man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an

house, and thou shalt not dwell therein:

thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not

gather the grapes thereof. (Deuteronomy

28:30)

The divorce rate in America is 50 percent

for first marriages, 67 percent for second

marriages, and 74 percent for third marriages

according to the Forest Institute of

Professional Psychology. In Japan the divorce

rate is 27 percent, Singapore 10 percent, and

India 1 percent.

Children are also affected by this family

curse.

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Thy sons and thy daughters shall be

given unto another people, and thine eyes

shall look, and fail with longing for them

all the day long: and there shall be no

might in thine hand. (Deuteronomy 28:32)

Thou shalt beget sons and daughters,

but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they

shall go into captivity. (Deuteronomy

28:41)

The iniquities of the fathers are visited on

the children. Here are the stats of family

breakdowns affecting children:

•

1.2 million children are born in

fatherless homes.

•

1.8 million children are latch key kids.

•

36 percent of kids grow up without a

father.

•

75 percent of kids on drugs come from

single parent homes.

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•

63 percent of youth suicides come from

single parent homes.

•

70 percent of teen pregnancies come

from single parent homes.

•

75 percent of jailed juveniles come

from single parent homes.

5. LACK, POVERTY, INABILITY TO PRODUCE

Cursed shall be thy basket and thy

store (kneading trough). (Deuteronomy

28:17)

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as

the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou

shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou

shalt be only oppressed and spoiled

evermore, and no man shall save thee.

(Deuteronomy 28:29)

This is a curse on finances. A kneading

trough is where food is prepared. I liken this

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to the ability to produce. Production is the

vehicle toward wealth building. Under this

curse one’s ability to get wealth is stopped.

People under this curse never have anything

saved. They are continually oppressed by bill

collectors and what little they accumulate is

stolen by the spoilers.

DEBTORS

These same people are slaves to their

creditors. Scripture declares,

Because thou servedst not the LORD

thy God with joyfulness, and with

gladness of heart, for the abundance of all

things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine

enemies which the LORD shall send

against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and

in nakedness, and in want of all things:

and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy

neck, until he have destroyed thee.

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(Deuteronomy 28:47-48)

This family curse of lack and poverty

needs to be broken as God’s promise says,

And God is able to make all grace

abound toward you; that ye, always

having all sufficiency in all things, may

abound to every good work. (2

Corinthians 9:8).

Poverty is not having what you need to do

God’s will. It is not the blessing of God to not

have the means to accomplish His plan for

your life. A person under this curse will

squander, waste and get further in debt and

bondage. They are candidates for get-rich

schemes of all kinds. The blessed man is not

focused on material wealth but on fulfilling

their purpose in life as they keep and follow

the commandments of the Lord putting first

the Kingdom of God and His righteousness

(Matthew 6:33).

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6. NO AMBITION, VISION, DIRECTION

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as

the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou

shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou

shalt be only oppressed and spoiled

evermore, and no man shall save thee.

(Deuteronomy 28:29)

I have met those that have no internal

vision for their lives. They set no goals and are

blown to and fro by lives circumstances. This

curse is revealed in those without ambition.

They go aimlessly through life. Ambition is a

strong desire to make a difference with your

life. It’s a vision, dream, or aspiration to

succeed. Those under this curse care less about

tomorrow. They are without hope and terribly

negative. They “grope” as “blind men” with no

direction, constantly uncertain and full of

apathy and lukewarmness.

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7. BONDAGE AND SLAVERY

The stranger that is within thee shall

get up above thee very high; and thou

shalt come down very low. He shall lend

to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he

shall be the head, and thou shalt be the

tail. (Deuteronomy 28:43-44)

This person loses his individualism, liberty

and freedom. They are easily controlled and

manipulated into loss of identity. They lose

their personal liberties, can’t make decisions

on their own, and must get permission from

their masters. This person will look to other

gods for provision and protection, not unto

the Lord. They are faithless, carnal, and full of

idolatry, entertainment, and anything that

divides them from the lordship of Christ.

Knowing that God visits the iniquity of

the fathers upon the children up to the third

and fourth generation has been quite a

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shocker for some. You have learned however

that curses don't visit the family without a

cause. Someone up the family tree could have

been the originator. Breaking family curses

required you to think about what re-occurring

things attack the family. By now we are sure

the Holy Spirit has showed you some

possibilities.

CLEANSING YOUR HOME

Mature believers don’t let the demons of

family members' past alter their futures.

Scripture says that God visits the iniquity of

the fathers upon the children unto the third

and fourth generation. These visits of iniquity

are called family curses. Demon powers and

familiar spirits look for generational curses.

Family curses are broken through

identification, repentance, forgiveness, and

spiritual house cleanings. Family curses don’t

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come without a cause (Proverbs 26:2). The

cause can be sin, demonic covenants and

agreements, or iniquities coming down the

family tree. In other words someone in your

family tree could be the reason for unholy

demonic visitations. The good news is that

Christ has already paid the price and

deliverance provided by His atoning blood

(Galatians 3:13). After family curses have been

discovered and broken, it’s a good idea to do a

spiritual house cleaning.

Spirits can come and go as they please in

your home if they consider your home their

home. No demons however can enter or stay

in your home without legal grounds. Those

legal grounds are sometimes family curses.

Squatters have no legal grounds to settle on

property. They are illegals and can be evicted

by court order. Family curses are the same.

They too can be evicted when heaven’s court

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orders are served. Once family curses are

broken, demon spirits must flee. The only

thing that can give them legal rights to stick

around your house is having their property.

CASTLE DOCTRINE

Scripture says, “Through wisdom a house

is built and by understanding it is established”

(Proverbs 24:3). Your home is your castle. The

“Castle Doctrine” came from English Common

Law designating one's place of residence as a

place to enjoy protection from illegal

trespassing and violent attacks.

The Bible commentator Matthew Henry

wrote, “A man’s house is his castle and God’s

law, as well as man's, sets a guard upon it; he

that assaults it does so at his peril.” And the

Roman philosopher Marcus Cicero wrote,

“What more sacred, what more strongly

guarded by every holy feeling, than a man’s

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own home?”

A man’s house is his castle. It is your place

of spiritual jurisdiction. As both a priest and

king you have been authorized as head of your

house. You are in charge. What you bind on

earth is bound in heaven and what you loose

on earth is loosed in heaven. That gives you

spiritual authority to open and close doors. It

gives you the authorization to forbid demon

powers from entering or staying. It also means

what you allow in your house God allows,

what you forbid in your house God forbids.

Scripture declares,

The wicked are overthrown and are

not but the house of the righteous shall

stand. (Proverbs 12:7)

Mature believers understand spiritual

warfare and deliverance. Spiritual warfare is

simply binding and loosing in prayer and

attacking on purpose spiritual strongholds of

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opposition and resistance against the gospel of

Christ in your life (Matthew 18:18-20). It is

taking up, in prayer, the authority of the

believer that Jesus gave His disciples (Luke

10:17).

Satan understands spiritual warfare and

deliverance. He uses man’s sins, family curses,

and scriptural ignorance of delegated spiritual

authority to attack him and enter his home.

This is why it is important to renew your

mind with the Word of God (Romans 12:1-3).

Satan has no authority over you unless you

remain in sin or stay ignorant of his tactics.

Scripture says, “Submit yourself to God, resist

the devil and he shall flee” (James 1:8). It is

you that must do the resisting.

THESE MUST GO

You can’t love out, counsel out, or drug

out demon spirits. They must be cast out.

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After you receive forgiveness of all family sins

and iniquities do a spiritual house cleaning. A

spiritual house cleaning involves removing all

demonic:

•

Books

•

Games

•

Videos

•

Photos

•

Paintings

•

Artifacts

•

Music

•

Statues

•

Jewelry

•

Candles

Don’t give the devil any place within your

home. Demonic items give spirits legal rights

to remain in your home. You can’t cast them

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out if you don’t throw their property out too.

Those that believed the preaching of the

Apostle Paul were convicted of sin, repented,

and brought their demonic books and burned

them. They did a spiritual house cleaning.

Scripture says,

And many that believed came, and

confessed, and showed their deeds. Many

of them also which used curious arts

brought their books together, and burned

them before all men: and they counted the

price of them, and found it fifty thousand

pieces of silvern (Acts 19:18-19)

Today fifty thousand pieces of silver is

around a million dollars.

Some pray Psalm 91, others the Lord's

Prayer, throughout their homes while

anointing all entries with oil. The how-to’s

will vary. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead and

guide you. He will.

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As already said some do a prayer walk

through their homes. They do that by walking

from room to room, blessing each room and

occupant; and binding any demon spirits that

might be trying to stay. They then pray for

every family member’s bedroom and every

entrance to the home. It’s a good idea to have

all your believing family members pray with

you. If one can put a thousand to flight then

two can put ten thousand.

As a citizen of the kingdom of God you

have spiritual authority over your home and

possessions. When you pray do so with

authority remembering that greater is He that

is in you than he that is in the world. Christ

gave you power over serpents, scorpions, and

over all the power of the enemy and nothing

by any means shall harm you.

As you go from room to room pray

Christ’s blessings of peace declaring “Thy

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Kingdom come thy will be done on earth just

as it is in heaven.” While walking throughout

your home, invite the Holy Spirit to dwell in

each habitation commanding the powers of

darkness to leave in Jesus Name. You can also

apply anointing oil on each door throughout

the house decreeing God’s holiness and

purpose for your family's life. Finally ask the

Lord to assign His angels to watch over your

family and property, and for His blood

covenant protection.

Now that you have broken all family

curses, cleared your home of demonic items,

and blessed your castle, use your faith and

receive Christ’s blessings for your entire

household. Scripture says, “What things

soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that

ye receive them, and ye shall have them”

(Mark 11:24).

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Document Outline

- 7 Signs of a Family Curse

- 7 Signs of a Family Curse

- The Botch

- Debtors

- Cleansing Your Home

- Castle Doctrine

- These Must Go

Table of Contents

7 Signs of a Family Curse

The Botch

Debtors

Cleansing Your Home

Castle Doctrine

These Must Go