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God Honors Faithfulness
Commentators highlight that God praises the Rechabites not for their specific lifestyle, but for their steadfast loyalty. Their obedience to their forefather's commands, which were not contrary to God's law, is presented as a praiseworthy character trait, contrasting sharply with Israel's disobedience to God Himself.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 35:18
19th Century
Bishop
Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father. —The words decide nothing as to the obligation of the comm…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 35:18–19
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 35:18
17th Century
Pastor
And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites To the family of them, to those that were with him in the temple, and wh…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 35:12–19
17th Century
Minister
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…