The house - The family.

The Rechabites - The Rechabites were a nomadic tribe, not of Jewish but of Kenite race, and connected w…

Go to the house of the Rechabites ... —The word “house” is used throughout the chapter in the sense of “family.” Among th…

It must first be observed that the order of time in which the prophecies were written has not been retained. In history, the regular succession of …

Go unto the house of the Rechabites^F3 ; these are the same with the Kenites, who descended from Hobab or Jethr…

Jonadab was famous for wisdom and piety. He lived nearly 300 years before, 2 Kings 10:15. Jonadab charged his posterity not to drink wi…

1. Here, he convicts them of their transgre ion by the example of some obedient men.

First, the test of their obedience is given. Sec…