The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, Ver. 1. _The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord._] The eighteenth sermon, _ordine tamen arbitario non naturali,_ delivered various years before the former, and here placed, not in... [ Continue Reading ]
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. Ver. 2. _Go unto the house of the Rechabites._] So called of one Rechab, the father of, Jonadab, who was famous for his piety in Jehu's days, 2... [ 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; Ver. 3. _Then I took Jaazaniah._] Whether actually or in vision only it skilleth not; but the former way probably.... [ 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, which [was] by the chamber of the princes, which [was] above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: Ver. 4. _And I brought them into the house of the... [ 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. Ver. 5. _Drink ye wine._] It was a double temptation unto them: 1. To have pots and cups of wine set before them; 2. To be bid drink it by a prophet, and at prophet's chamber.... [ 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 for ever: Ver. 6. _We will not drink wine._] This they were resolved on, not because they were persuaded, as Mohammed's followers are, that in eve... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have [any]: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye [be] strangers. Ver. 7. _Neither shall ye build house._] But be content and dwell in tents, as the ancient patriarchs were, and... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; Ver. 8. _Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab._] Obedience to parents, in things not unlawful, is very commendable. Ar... [ Continue Reading ]
_Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:_ Ver. 9. _Nor to build houses, &c._] Jonadab, being a prudent and withal a mortified man, might foresee that the Israelites, being so wicked a people, could not long continue. He knew also that wine was oft an o... [ Continue Reading ]
But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. Ver. 10. _But we have dwelt in tents._] And fed much upon dairy produce, as did Heber the Kenite, who was one of them, Jdg 4:19 living in abstinence and bodily labour, that we might be free... [ Continue Reading ]
But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, 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: so we dwell at Jerusalem. Ver. 11. _Come, and let us go to Jerusalem._] So then it was lawfu... [ Continue Reading ]
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, Ver. 12. _Then came the word of the Lord._] Then, after this famous example of obedience thus proposed, an excellent way of teaching surely. Reason should rule, and therefore lodgeth in the brain; but when reason cannot persuade, example will.... [ 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 to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. Ver. 13. _Will ye not receive instruction, to hearken to my words?_] _Quae est illa portentosa pertinacia?_ What a... [ Continue Reading ]
The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. Ver. 14. The words of Jonadab... [ 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, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have n... [ 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: Ver. 16. _Because the sons of Jonadab._] This was a lively way of confuting their contumacy, far more convincing than that of the heathe... [ 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: Ver. 18. _Because ye have obeyed the commandment._]... [ 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 for ever. Ver. 19. _Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever,_] _i.e., _ To be beloved by me, and to be in special favour with me, lifting u... [ Continue Reading ]