THE FAITHFUL RECHABITES (35:12-19)
GOLDEN TEXT. --_ Unto this day they drink none, but obey their
father's commandment._ -- Jeremiah 35:14. TIME. --About B. C. 606.
PLACE. --Jerusalem HELPFUL READINGS. -- 2 Kings 10:15-27; Jeremiah
35:1-11; 2 Chronicles 36:15-21. LESSON ANALYSIS.
1.. Pledge Taken;... [ Continue Reading ]
GO TELL THE MEN OF JUDAH.
God leaves the wicked without excuse. They are not left in ignorance
or without warning. Noah preached for one hundred and twenty years to
the antediluvians. For more than. generation Jeremiah called Judah to
repentance. Now while the Assyrian armies are thundering around... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WORDS OF JONADAB THE SON OF RECHAB.
Jonadab, or Jehonadab, for thus the name is elsewhere written, was.
contemporary of the prophet Elijah and. most remarkable character.
Though not of Hebrew stock, he belonged to. branch of the Kenites who
had followed the fortunes of Israel, and were faithful... [ Continue Reading ]
RISING UP EARLY AND SENDING THEM.
These verses point out the wonderful patience and long suffering of
God and the continued effort to turn Israel away from its sins. They
had from the time of Moses been assured that he would preserve them
and keep them in the promised land, if they continued to ser... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE WILL. BRING UPON JUDAH..... ALL THE EVIL THAT. HAVE
PRONOUNCED AGAINST THEM.
The threatenings of God, pronounced in Deut. chap. 28, by Isaiah,
Jeremiah and other prophets, were all conditional. Blessings were
promised for obedience; woes for disobedience. Now the national cup of
iniquity... [ Continue Reading ]
JONADAB THE SON OF RECHAB SHALL NOT WANT. MAN TO STAND BEFORE ME
FOREVER.
The Jews are condemned for their unfaithfulness to God; but the
Rechabites are commended for their fidelity to the pledge made by all
their house to keep the command of Jonadab. Though mighty enemies were
crushing the land un... [ Continue Reading ]