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Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words? says Yahweh.
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A Shameful Contrast
Commentators explain that God creates a powerful contrast to expose Judah's sin. The Rechabites showed steadfast obedience to a human ancestor's difficult commands, while God's own people consistently disobeyed the far greater, life-giving commands of their heavenly Father. The loyalty of the Rechabites served as a sign to make Judah's rebellion undeniably clear.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jeremiah, accompanied by the main body of the Rechabites, went into one of the courts of the temple, and there addressed the following rebuke to th…
19th Century
Anglican
Will you not receive instruction... —The argument of the prophet is naturally an à fortiori one. The words of Jo…
16th Century
Protestant
Here Jeremiah applies the example which he had related, for what follows is God’s complaint—that He was less regarded by His people than Jonadab wa…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel
The Lord of armies in heaven and earth; the Creator of Israel; thei…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, their disobedience is condemned. This is shown in two ways:
First, different merits are compared as God expresses …
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