Travelers bear witness to the existence of a large tribe who represent themselves as the descendants of the Rechabites. The prediction was also lit…

Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. —Taking the words in their simplest literal s…

Here the Prophet, to affect the Jews more deeply, promises a reward to the sons of Jonadab because they obeyed their father; and he promises them a…

Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, &c.] Who has enjoined children obedience to their parents, and …

The trial of the Rechabites' constancy was for a sign; it made the disobedience of the Jews to God the more marked. The Rechabites were obedient to…

1. Here, their disobedience is condemned. This is shown in two ways:

   • First, different merits are compared as God expresses …