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but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
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Comprehensive Obedience
Commentators note that the Rechabites' obedience was not partial. They followed all the commands of their ancestor Jonadab, which included not only abstaining from wine but also living a difficult, nomadic life in tents without owning property. John Calvin highlights this comprehensive obedience to underscore their remarkable steadfastness and perseverance over centuries.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Our father - Not merely our ancestor, but the founder of our institutions.
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah explains extensively what might have been expressed briefly, in order to emphasize the steadfastness of the Rechabites. For one may obey h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But we have dwelt in tents Ever since, until very lately, when they had taken up their dwelling in Jerusalem; the reason …
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he convicts them of their transgression by the example of some obedient men.
First, the test of their obedience is given. Se…