Focal Passage: Jeremiah 35:5-19
Introduction: We observe the Rechabites who in Jeremiah’s day were descendants or followers of Jonadab. Jeremiah 34 shows us Jerusalem shortly before it is destroyed in 586 B.C. Jeremiah’s people and us need the lesson on the difference between an obedient and disobedient heart.
What does the text say? The text introduces us to the Rechabites. They were descendants/followers of Jonadab, son of Rechab from Jeremiah 35:6. Jonadab helped destroy the house of Ahab about 250 years prior in II Kings 10:15-28. He also restored the worship of the Lord God in the Northern Kingdom. Jeremiah’s interaction with the Rechabites tells us they had adopted a faithfulness to Yahweh with certain restrictions, choosing a lifestyle more akin to the period of wilderness wandering. [Read more…]