Jeremiah 35:1-11
THE FACT... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FACT... [ Continue Reading ]
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, about in the summer of the year 606 B. C. SAYING,... [ Continue Reading ]
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, a family descending from the tribe of the Kenites, with some prominent members, 2 Kings 10:15, AND SPEAK UNTO THEM, AND BRING THEM INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, INTO ONE OF THE CHAMBERS, the small cells built on the outside of the walls, used chiefly for storage pu... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I took Jaazaniah, the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites, all the members of the family that could be found,... [ Continue Reading ]
and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that is, a prophet who occupied this cell, WHICH WAS BY THE CHAMBER OF THE PRINCES, where the rulers of the people assembled at that time for the sessions of the great council, WH... [ Continue Reading ]
and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. This invitation was included in the plan of the Lord, for their passing the test successfully was to be made the theme of a discourse to the people.... [ Continue Reading ]
But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye nor your sons, forever, not merely a wise temperance, but a total abstinence being required of them;... [ Continue Reading ]
neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any, in following any agricultural or horticultural pursuit, on account of which they might become settled in any one place; BUT ALL YOUR DAYS YE SHALL DWELL IN TENTS, leading a more or less nomadic life, like their forefathers... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he hath charged us, thereby setting a splendid example of obedience, TO DRINK NO WINE ALL OUR DAYS, WE, OUR WIVES, OUR SONS, NOR OUR DAUGHTERS,... [ Continue Reading ]
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;... [ Continue Reading ]
but we have dwelt in tents and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab, our father, commanded us.... [ Continue Reading ]
But it came to pass, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came up into the land, his invading army threatening the ancient dwelling-places of the Kenites first, THAT WE SAID, COME AND LET US GO TO JERUSALEM FOR FEAR OF THE ARMY OF THE CHALDEANS AND FOR FEAR OF THE ARMY OF THE SYRIANS, for marauding... [ Continue Reading ]
Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE APPLICATION... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction by which they might be trained properly, TO HEARKEN TO MY WORDS? SAITH THE LORD.... [ Continue Reading ]
The words of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine are performed, the commands of a mere man having so much weight; FOR UNTO THIS DAY THEY DRINK NONE, BUT OBEY THEIR FATHER'S COMMANDMENT, in unwavering faithfulness and obedience; NOTWITHSTANDING I HAVE SPOKEN UNTO... [ Continue Reading ]
I have sent also unto you all My servants, the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way and amend your doings and go not after other gods to serve them, a warning which we find time and again, AND YE SHALL DWELL IN THE LAND WHICH I HAVE GIVEN TO Y... [ Continue Reading ]
Because the sons of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto Me,... [ Continue Reading ]
therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard, and I have called unto them, but they have not answered... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab, your father, and kept all his precepts and done according unto all that he hath commanded you, their obedience being brought out very strongly by th... [ Continue Reading ]
therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Jonadab, the son of Rechab, shall not want a man to stand before Me forever, that is, the family of the Rechabites would not die out, and it would continue in the worship of Jehovah without interruption. According to the accounts of trustwor... [ Continue Reading ]