Exodus 34:7 teaches that there will be a propensity toward either righteousness or sin being passed down from generation to generation. Chains of bitterness, dishonesty, selfishness, pride, divorce, immorality, laziness, or rebellion pass down from grandfather to father to son to grandson, etc. Loyalty, faithfulness, kindness, honesty, joy, character, etc., also pass down! King Asa saw a curse of bitterness, stubbornness, rebellion, and idolatry in his family lineage and took desperate steps to break the curse and begin a lineage of blessings!