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An Enduring Legacy
God rewards the Rechabites' obedience with a promise that their family line will never end. Commentators note this was a direct fulfillment of the Fifth Commandment's blessing. Many scholars point to historical and even modern accounts from travelers who claim to have found tribes identifying as descendants of the Rechabites, suggesting a literal and lasting fulfillment of God's word.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 35:19
18th Century
Theologian
Travelers bear witness to the existence of a large tribe who represent themselves as the descendants of the Rechabites. The prediction was also lit…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 35:19
19th Century
Bishop
Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. —Taking the words in their simplest literal s…
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…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 35:19
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, &c.] Who has enjoined children obedience to their parents, and …
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…