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Jeremiah 35:1 (show verse)
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
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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 chambers, and give them wine to drink.”
Jeremiah 35:3 (show verse)
Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, 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 officials, which was 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, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, you or 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)
You shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but in tents you shall dwell all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’
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 voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, 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 to build ourselves houses to dwell in; and we do not have vineyard or field or seed.
Jeremiah 35:10 (show verse)
We have only dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and have done 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 before the army of the Chaldeans and before the army of the Arameans.’ So we have dwelt in Jerusalem.”
Jeremiah 35:12 (show verse)
Then the word of the Lord came 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?” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 35:14 (show verse)
“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are observed. So they do not drink wine to this day, for they have obeyed their father’s command. But I have spoken to you again and again; yet you have not listened to Me.
Jeremiah 35:15 (show verse)
Also I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: ‘Turn now every man from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to worship them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not inclined your ear 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 commanded them, but this people has not listened to Me.’”’
Jeremiah 35:17 (show verse)
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am bringing on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; because I spoke to them but they did not listen, and I have called them but they did not answer.’”
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, kept all his commands and 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 not lack a man to stand before Me always.”’”