Breaking Generational Curses: 7 Places Jesus Bled
We have all seen particular sins that have passed on from generation to generation. He’s just like his father or she’s just like her mother. They’re a chip off the old block. They are often even passed on to those who hated what they saw of it in their parents or grandparents, etc. Even though they loathed what they saw in others, they have gone on to repeat the same offensive pattern.
We have seen those whose parents experienced divorce to go on to see it repeated in their life as well. The same is also true concerning alcohol and drug addictions, abusive relationships and a myriad of other sins. This may be true, in part, because of unforgiveness.
In this scenario, it may not be something passed down from our bloodline. It very well may be projected on us by someone close to us, who saw this particular behavior in others close them. They’re expecting the same behavior to be repeated by us because that’s the way it has always happened. A person may actually behave or act out in a way that is completely contrary to their personality and nature. This is their Bitter Root Expectancy projected onto us.
Other curses that could be passed down from generation to generation may be such curses as a spirit of poverty, sicknesses and disease, unbelief, anger and rage, demonic oppression, fear, lack of will power, depression and mental disorders, crushed spirit, lacking of productivity and defeatism and a myriad of other things.
These are not mere genetics, as many professionals today would portray it as. This is most likely spiritual in nature and therefore has to be dealt with spiritually. It may even be demonic strongholds or oppression that may require a time of fasting and prayer to see them brought down and destroyed (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). Counseling and therapy alone is not sufficient to deliver someone in these cases.
There are various types of curses one may encounter, but generational curses are the most prevalent. There is power in the blood of Christ and many benefits inherent in His blood. Most merely think of His blood being shed on Calvary’s cross, which is true. However, there are seven specific places that Jesus bled.
The Bible says, “My people are destroyed – perish for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). We often experience defeat and bondage because we fail to understand the significance in the places He bled. Each place He bled was for a specific purpose, to reverse the curse and bring blessing into our lives. Clear knowledge and understanding of this is the first step in overcoming the enemy’s strongholds in our lives.
The next crucial step is applying His blood to our lives and the lives of those needing set free. “For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it” (Hebrews 4:2). Faith in His blood must be appropriated. “They overcame him by the blood of the lamb” (Revelation 12:11). When properly applied, His blood has within it the power to bring deliverance to the captive.
Jesus said,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable – favorable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:18-19).
7 Places Jesus Shed His Blood:
- The Sweating of His Blood in the Garden of Gethsemane
Luke 22:40-44 ~ “When He was at the place, He said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. And He was withdrew from them about a stone’s cast, and knelled down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My will, but Thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly – fervently: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”
The Significance of this is Three-Fold:
- Jesus Won Back Our Willpower
Eve sinned when she was deceived by the serpent (Genesis 3:1-6). She “gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat” (Genesis 3:6). Eve was deceived but Adam chose to sin, rejected the will of God and thereby surrendering his willpower over to the desires of his flesh. Ever since that day, man has struggled with his willpower over the flesh. In ourselves, when it comes to a choice between the desires of the flesh and the will of God, our flesh will win nearly every time.
We are no longer subject to the will of our flesh and sinful desires. Jesus overcame the greatest temptation that was so intense, it caused Him to sweat blood. Thereby setting us free to choose the right thing rather than the wrong thing. Jesus Won Back Our Willpower to resist temptation.
- We’re Set Free from Fear of the Will of God
We can now choose the will of God over the of the flesh. But it goes far beyond this. Because of His battle over the fear of the cross, we no longer need fear the will of God. We are set free to pursue God’s will without fear. This is why the apostles and others throughout history have been able to face both spiritual and physical battles courageously, undaunted by what lay before them.
Proverbs 28:1 – “The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear – timidity; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Philippians 1:28 – “In nothing alarmed by your adversaries: which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.”
- The Will of God is Released
Because of Jesus’ choice in the Garden, the will of God can be release in our life, the life of our children, the church and the world in which we live. We can confidently pray,
Matthew 6:10 – “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth (in earthen vessels and situations), as it is in heaven.”
Ephesians 1:10-11 – “That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:
In Whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things after the counsel of His own will.”
We can rejoice and rest in the will of God!
Romans 15:32 – “That I may come to you with joy by the will of God.”
Hebrews 4:9 – “There remains therefore a rest to the people of God.”
- The Shedding of His Blood from the Crown of Thorns
John 19:2 – “And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head.”
Thorns and thistles were the result of the curse of original sin. After Adam and Eve had sinned they were told, “Cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.” – Genesis 3:17-18
Jesus bore the crown of thorns, blood gushing from His brow, bearing the curse of the thorns – poverty on our behalf. Jesus came to reverse the curse of poverty for us. Jesus bore the crown of thorns to reverse the curse of poverty and release prosperity into the lives of His people and the church. We no longer have to live in poverty and eke out a living just to get by.
The Curse has been Reversed!
Praise the Lord – Let Prosperity Flow!
2 Corinthians 9:8 – “God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”
Isaiah 60:5 – “Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come.”
Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the Lord, it makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.”
Proverbs 13:22 – “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”
Psalms 35:27 – “Let them shout for joy, and be glad, which favor My righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”
Deuteronomy 8:18 – “It is He that giveth thee power to get wealth.”
Deuteronomy 15:6 – “For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as He promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many, but they shall not reign over thee.”
Isaiah 48:17 – “Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.”
- The Shedding of His Blood at the Whipping Post
John 19:1 – “Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him.”
Isaiah 53:5 – “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.”
It should be noted that Isaiah 53:3-5 has to do with the healing of, not only physical healing, but also our souls – our mind, will and emotions and spirit.
When Pilate had Jesus scourged, they used what was called a “cat o’ nine tails.” The cat o’ nine tails was a type of multi-tailed whip, whose lashes were made of leather and were tipped with metal, bone and barbs. Jesus received thirty-nine lashes, the maximum lashes allowed under Jewish law was forty (Deuteronomy 25:1-3). However, it was feared that forty lashed would kill them so they normally stopped at thirty-nine.
They scourged Jesus, flaying His flesh until there was little life left in Him. The meat and tissue of His back was so flayed that you could actually see His bones. The Bible says, He was actually beaten beyond recognition (Isaiah 52:14).
Through the shedding of His blood at the whipping post, Jesus purchased our healing. His body was bruised, beaten and broken so ours could be made whole. Because of what He experienced here, we no longer need be bound by sickness and disease. When sickness comes knocking at our door we can experience a touch of His resurrection power, and go on to walk in divine health.
Exodus 15:26 – “I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians – the world: For I am the Lord (Jehovah Rapha) that healeth thee.”
Psalm 103:3b – “Who healeth all thy diseases.”
1 Peter 2:24 – “Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by Whose stripes ye were healed.”
Divine health and healing are a touch of future resurrection power!
Romans 8:11 – “But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.”
- His Internal Bleeding
Isaiah 53:5 – “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities.”
Bruising – Blood or bleeding under the skin due to trauma of any kind; typically black and blue at first, with color changes as healing progresses. A bruise rising in the skin revealing inward bleeding. Iniquities can apply to those things in life that beat us down.
Many have been beat down by the things of life, experiencing inward bruising and trauma. For some, it might be the situations and circumstances of life. For others, it may be things that have been spoken to and over us negatively beating us down and causing us to experience inward bruising of the soul and spirit. Still others, it could be things of our own making that have caused bruising emotionally, mentally and to our spirit.
Jesus was beaten and “bruised for our iniquities.” He bled and was bruised inwardly, taking it upon Himself, in order that we might be healed completely and forever. We must simply apply His bruising to ourself for our inward healing.
He came to set us free!
Jesus said,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to HEAL the BROKEN HEARTED, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to SET at LIBERTY THEM that are BRUISED, To preach the acceptable – favorable year of the Lord.” – Luke 4:18-19
Psalm 51:17 – “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.”
Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
With this healing PEACE and JOY are released to us mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you.”
John 16:33 – “These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me you might have peace.”
Ephesians 2:14 – “For He Himself is our peace!”
Romans 14:17 – “The kingdom of God is… righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”
1 John 1:4 – “And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.”
1 Peter 1:8 – “Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.”
Psalm 32:11 – “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.”
Isaiah 35:10 – “The ransomed of the Lord will return, they will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”
Isaiah 52:9 – “Break forth into joy, sing together – shout for joy together, ye waste places… for the Lord hath comforted His people.”
Isaiah 60:5a NIV – “Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy.”
CLAIM HIS BRUISING ON YOUR BEHALF and REJOICE!!!
- The Blood that was Shed from Jesus’ Pierced Hands
Mark 15:24 – “They had crucified Him – They nailed His hands and feet to the cross.” (TPT)
Psalm 22:16 – “They pierced My hands and My feet.”
The Significance of Bleeding from His Hands is Four-Fold:
- Restored Productivity
Before the fall, all that man did flourished. After the fall, he would have to eke out a living by the sweat of his brow. Before sin, everything man did blossomed. After sin, man would have to labor and work extremely hard for everything he’d receive. Nothing came easy any longer. He’d have to exert a lot of effort in order to get just a little return.
When we apply His blood that was shed from from His pierced hands, we no longer have to eke out a living. The believer in Christ, who understands this and applies His blood, can now produce thirty, sixty and a hundred-fold return from his labor. Those in the world, the unregenerate, may have to work and work for just a little return from their labor, where the believer may put in a fraction of the effort for the same return and much more.
Productivity is restored – Praise the Lord!
Deuteronomy 28:8 – “The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and He shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
Deuteronomy 28:12 – “The Lord shall open unto thee His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand.”
Deuteronomy 30:9 – “The Lord thy God will make thee plenteous – prosper you abundantly in every work of thine hand for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good.”
- Victory Over the Enemy
Micah 5:9 – “Thine hand shall be lifted up upon – against thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.”
Every enemy that coming against you will be defeated as you apply the blood shed from Jesus’ hands. As you lift up your hand against your enemies and adversaries, they’ll be cut off. They will have no power over you. On the contrary, you’ll have power, authority and victory over them.
Deuteronomy 28:7 – “The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”
- Power and Authority Restored
Mark 16:18 – “They shall take up serpents… they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
Serpents in scripture represents the devil and his demonic entities. We no longer need be afraid of the demonic forces that are set against us. Because Jesus was pierced in His hands, shedding His blood, we have power and authority over them and need not be afraid of their attacks against us. Like the Apostle Paul, we need only to fling them off when they attack or attach themselves to us (Acts 28:3-6).
Healing power – authority is also given us to lay hands on the sick and to see them recover as a sign that He is with us and as an attestation of the gospel message. When doing so, we are also applying, by the laying on of hands, His blood that that was shed at the whipping post for our complete healing – emotional, mental, physical and spiritual healing (Isaiah 53:3-5).
- The Power and Authority of Divine Impartation
1 Timothy 4:14 – “Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”
Impartation has to do with the giving and receiving of spiritual gifts, blessings, healing, baptism in the Holy Spirit, etc., for the work of the ministry. It is the transference of these “gifts” from one man or woman of God to another, through the laying on of hands.
- The Blood that was Shed from Jesus’ Pierced Feet
Mark 15:24- “They had crucified Him – They nailed His hands and feet to the cross.” (TPT)
“They pierced My hands and My feet” — Psalm 22:16
This signifies Jesus restoring our dominion that was lost through the fall.
Genesis 1:26 – “Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Hebrews 2:8 – “Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.”
Dominion was given us and has been officially restored “But now we see not yet all things put under him.” It has been restored by the blood of Jesus. It’s up to us to appropriate the dominion that He has restored to us. It’s ours – now it’s up to us to stake our claim to it.
Setting your feet on something denotes placing your foot upon something and staking your claim. We’re to stake our claim, with faith and aggressive determination, on everything God has promised us.
Deuteronomy 11:24 – “Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours.”
Joshua 1:3 and 5 – “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
The word “place” in Joshua 1:3 in the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) is “topos.” It’s the same word used in Ephesians 4:27 – “Neither give place to the devil.” It’s the same word from which we get our word topography which is “used of a region or locality, room, of a place which a person or thing occupies.”
Let’s stake our claim and take the land our God has set before us!
Psalm 91:13 – “Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder (cobra): the young lion and the dragon (serpent) shalt thou trample under feet.”
Luke 10:18-19 – “And He said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power – authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
Ephesians 1:19-23 – “And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the fullness of Him that filleth all in all.”
1 John 4:17 – “As He is, so are we in this world.”
Romans 16:20 – “The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet.”
- The Blood that was Shed from the Spear Piercing Jesus’ Side
John 19:34 – “But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.”
Blood and Water Gushing from of Jesus’ Side Represents:
- Jesus Dying from a Broken Heart
The fact that blood and water flowed from His side symbolizes that Jesus died from a broken heart. The intensity and anguish of the weight and burden of all of our sins that He took on Himself and our continual betrayal against Him was to much to bear and ultimately caused His Heart to stop beating.
This signifies that Jesus won back our Joy and healed us of our broken hearts as with “His Internal Bleeding” in point four, in that “He was bruised for our iniquities.” – Isaiah 53:5
- The Fullness of the Holy Ghost
Water in scripture is a type of the Holy Spirit. When water gushed from Jesus’ side, it released the potential for the fullness of His Spirit to be released in the church, His followers and the world in which live and that without measure. Jesus was the only one to receive the Spirit without measure.
As a result of His bleeding, we too can receive the Holy Ghost without measure. It’s available to all who will apply the blood and water that flowed from His side. Let’s stake our claim to the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
John 3:34 – “For He whom God hath sent speaketh the Words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto Him.”
Let’s beseech the Lord to release His Spirit without measure upon us, the church, those for whom we are praying and the world in which we live.
Romans 15:19 – “Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God.”
Joel 2:28-32 – “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out My Spirit.
And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.”
Isaiah 12:3 – “Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.”
Isaiah 44:3 – “I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring.”
Isaiah 55:1 – “Ho, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”
Matthew 3:11-12 – “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but He that cometh after Me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor, and gather His wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Luke 24:49 – “Behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.”
John 4:14 – “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 7:37-39 – “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believes on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. This spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.”
John 20:22 – “And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.”
Acts 1:4-5 – “Being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me. For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”
Acts 1:8 – “But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me.”
Acts 2:1-4 – “When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Acts 4:31 – “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the Word of God with boldness.”
Ephesians 5:18-21 – “Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”
Notice the parallel verse in Colossians:
Colossians 3:16 – “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
In Ephesians says we are to “be filled with the Spirit” and in Colossians we are told to “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly.” The context is nearly identical! A major key to being filled with the Holy Spirit is causing the Word of Christ dwell in you richly.
Isaiah 10:27 – “And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.”
Lord, we beseech Thee, Let Your anointing to fall upon us to remove every burden and break every yoke of bondage.
Now we ask You to release all the power and manifestations of the Holy Ghost!
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 – “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He will.”
Mark 16:15-20 – “And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, He was received up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the Word with signs following. Amen.”
Hebrews 2:4 – “God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to His own will?”
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