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nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
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A Pilgrim Mindset
Commentators explain that the rules against owning houses or fields served a profound spiritual purpose. They were designed to teach the Rechabites not to become attached to the world, reminding them that they were 'strangers and pilgrims.' This life of self-denial, holding loosely to worldly things, prepared them to face loss and suffering with greater resilience.
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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
Nor build houses for us to dwell in This explains that part of the charge more fully, which respects building of hou…
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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…
