Generations

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt, this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD, to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come.

Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

…but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.

For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.

When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.

Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”

Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

…maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

…maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”

Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”

On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.

Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.

You must not eat any bread or roasted or new grain until the very day you have brought this offering to your God. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.

On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.

You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.

You are to celebrate this as a feast to the LORD for seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come; you are to celebrate it in the seventh month.

Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come.

The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

And for the generations to come, if a foreigner residing with you or someone else among you wants to prepare a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD, he is to do exactly as you do.

The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.

Throughout your generations, you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your dough.

…all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.

The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.

This will be a statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

…but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’

…if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”

So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”

Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.

I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.

Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah

A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.

I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.

He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.

Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”

For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.

In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.

In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

…which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

…to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

…the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.