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Jeremiah 35:1 (show verse)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
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Jeremiah 35:2 (show verse)
“Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the [side] chambers; then give them [who are pledged not to drink wine] some wine to drink.”
Jeremiah 35:3 (show verse)
So I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rechabites,
Jeremiah 35:4 (show verse)
and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the princes, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
Jeremiah 35:5 (show verse)
Then I set before the men of the house of the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, “Drink wine.”
Jeremiah 35:6 (show verse)
But they said, “We will not drink wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us: ‘You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons, forever.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » The law of the rechabites
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Jehonadab » Or jehonadab, son of rechab
Jonadab » Or jehonadab, son of rechab
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Rechab » Father of jehonadab
Rechabites » Family » Kenites
Rechabites » Prohibited by jonadab from forming settlements or drinking wine
Rechabites » Encouraged by jonadab to drink no wine
Self-denial » Exemplified » Rechabites
Self-denial » Instances of » The rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » The law of the rechabites
Temperance » Total abstinence » The law of the rechabites
Temptation » Resisted, example of » The rechabites and daniel, by refusing wine
Wine » The rechabites never drank
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Jehonadab » Or jehonadab, son of rechab
Jonadab » Or jehonadab, son of rechab
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Rechab » Father of jehonadab
Rechabites » Family » Kenites
Rechabites » Prohibited by jonadab from forming settlements or drinking wine
Rechabites » Encouraged by jonadab to drink no wine
Self-denial » Exemplified » Rechabites
Self-denial » Instances of » The rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » The law of the rechabites
Temperance » Total abstinence » The law of the rechabites
Temptation » Resisted, example of » The rechabites and daniel, by refusing wine
Wine » The rechabites never drank
Jeremiah 35:7 (show verse)
Nor shall you build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard or own one; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners (temporary residents).’
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Rechabites » Prohibited by jonadab from forming settlements or drinking wine
Self-denial » Exemplified » Rechabites
Self-denial » Instances of » The rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards
Tents » Were used by » The rechabites
Vineyards » The rechabites forbidden to plant
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Rechabites » Prohibited by jonadab from forming settlements or drinking wine
Self-denial » Exemplified » Rechabites
Self-denial » Instances of » The rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards
Tents » Were used by » The rechabites
Vineyards » The rechabites forbidden to plant
Jeremiah 35:8 (show verse)
We have obeyed the words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, in all our days we have never drunk wine, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters,
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Filial honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
Rechab » Father of jehonadab
Rechabites » Prohibited by jonadab from forming settlements or drinking wine
Vineyards » The rechabites forbidden to plant
Total abstinence » Instances of » Rechabites
Filial honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab
Hanan » A levite » 7. An officer in the temple
Honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Mothers » Examples of filial honour » Sons of jonadab
Rechab » Father of jehonadab
Rechabites » Prohibited by jonadab from forming settlements or drinking wine
Vineyards » The rechabites forbidden to plant
Jeremiah 35:9 (show verse)
nor have we built ourselves houses to live in; nor do we have vineyards or fields or seed.
Jeremiah 35:10 (show verse)
We have lived only in tents, and have obeyed and done [everything] according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Jeremiah 35:11 (show verse)
But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, ‘Come and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans [who rule Babylon] and for fear of the army of the Arameans.’ So we have lived in Jerusalem.”
Jeremiah 35:12 (show verse)
Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 35:13 (show verse)
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words and honoring them?” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 35:14 (show verse)
“The command which Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons not to drink wine has been observed [as a custom for more than two hundred years]. To this day they do not drink wine, for they have obeyed their father’s command. But I have repeatedly spoken to you, yet you have not listened to Me.
Jeremiah 35:15 (show verse)
I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them repeatedly, saying, ‘Let every one of you turn now from his evil way and alter your behavior, and do not follow other gods to worship and serve them; and then you will live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers. But you have not submitted or listened to Me.
The call of God » By his ministers
divine Call » To repentance
Disobedience to God » Heinousness of, illustrated
ears » Of the wicked » Not inclined to hear God
God » Call of » To repentance and a righteous life
God's Call » divine Call » To repentance and a righteous life
Integrity » Instances of » The rechabites, in keeping the nazarite vows
Jews, the » Had a series of prophets to promote national reformation
Prophets » The servants of God
Rechabites » Obedience of, a sign to israel
divine Call » To repentance
Disobedience to God » Heinousness of, illustrated
ears » Of the wicked » Not inclined to hear God
God » Call of » To repentance and a righteous life
God's Call » divine Call » To repentance and a righteous life
Integrity » Instances of » The rechabites, in keeping the nazarite vows
Jews, the » Had a series of prophets to promote national reformation
Prophets » The servants of God
Rechabites » Obedience of, a sign to israel
Jeremiah 35:16 (show verse)
Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have observed the command of their father which he gave them, but this people has not listened to Me.’”’
Jeremiah 35:17 (show verse)
Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold (hear this), I am bringing on Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, but they have not listened, and I have called to them, but they have not answered.’”
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Temporal judgments
Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of the lord
Disobedience to God » Heinousness of, illustrated
Integrity » Instances of » The rechabites, in keeping the nazarite vows
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Rechabites » Obedience of, a sign to israel
Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of the lord
Disobedience to God » Heinousness of, illustrated
Integrity » Instances of » The rechabites, in keeping the nazarite vows
Jonadab » Also called jehonadab » His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command
Rechabites » Obedience of, a sign to israel
Jeremiah 35:18 (show verse)
Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father and have kept all his commands and have done according to all that he commanded you,
Jeremiah 35:19 (show verse)
therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Jonadab the son of Rechab shall never fail to have a man (descendant) to stand before Me always.”’”