Jeremiah 35:8
We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us. We have never drunk wine.
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- Col 3:20 : 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
- Prov 1:8-9 : 8 Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother. 9 For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.
- Prov 4:1-2 : 1 Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment. 2 Because I hereby give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.
- Prov 4:10 : 10 Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.
- Prov 6:20 : 20 My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
- Prov 13:1 : 1 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.
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- Jer 35:5-73 verses92%
5Then I set cups and pitchers full of wine in front of the members of the Rechabite community and said to them,“Have some wine.”
6But they answered,“We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us,‘You and your children must never drink wine.
7Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.’
- Jer 35:13-197 verses87%
13The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel told him,“Go and speak to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Tell them,‘I, the LORD, say:“You must learn a lesson from this about obeying what I say!
14Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. His orders have been carried out. To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not obeyed me!
15I sent all my servants the prophets to warn you over and over again. They said,“Every one of you, stop doing the evil things you have been doing and do what is right. Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship them. Then you can continue to live in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors.” But you did not pay any attention or listen to me.
16Yes, the descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the orders that their ancestor gave them. But you people have not obeyed me!
17So I, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, say:“I will soon bring on Judah and all the citizens of Jerusalem all the disaster that I threatened to bring on them. I will do this because I spoke to them but they did not listen. I called out to them but they did not answer.”’”
18Then Jeremiah spoke to the Rechabite community,“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘You have obeyed the orders of your ancestor Jonadab. You have followed all his instructions. You have done exactly as he commanded you.’
19So the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Jonadab son of Rechab will never lack a male descendant to serve me.’”
- Jer 35:9-113 verses83%
9We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.
10We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.
11But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land we said,‘Let’s get up and go to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Aramean armies.’ That is why we are staying here in Jerusalem.”
- Jer 35:1-33 verses79%
1Judah’s Unfaithfulness Contrasted with the Rechabites’ Faithfulness The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.
2“Go to the Rechabite community. Invite them to come into one of the side rooms of the LORD’s temple and offer them some wine to drink.”
3So I went and got Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah the grandson of Habazziniah, his brothers, all his sons, and all the rest of the Rechabite community.
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9“Do not drink wine or strong drink, you and your sons with you, when you enter into the Meeting Tent, so that you do not die, which is a perpetual statute throughout your generations,
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15When he left there, he met Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who had been looking for him. Jehu greeted him and asked,“Are you as committed to me as I am to you?” Jehonadab answered,“I am!” Jehu replied,“If so, give me your hand.” So he offered his hand and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot.
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12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets,‘Do not prophesy!’
- Jer 44:16-183 verses69%
16“We will not listen to what you claim the LORD has spoken to us!
17Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.
18But ever since we stopped sacrificing and pouring out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven, we have been in great need. Our people have died in wars or of starvation.”
- Num 6:3-42 verses67%
3he must separate himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.
4All the days of his separation he must not eat anything that is produced by the grapevine, from seed to skin.
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21No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court.
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14Jeremiah Laments over the Coming Destruction The people say,“Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the LORD our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.
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30“We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.
- Jer 13:12-132 verses65%
12“So tell them,‘The LORD, the God of Israel, says,“Every wine jar is made to be filled with wine.”’ And they will probably say to you,‘Do you not think we know that every wine jar is supposed to be filled with wine?’
13Then tell them,‘The LORD says,“I will soon fill all the people who live in this land with stupor. I will also fill the kings from David’s dynasty, the priests, the prophets, and the citizens of Jerusalem with stupor.
- Jer 16:7-82 verses65%
7No one will take any food to those who mourn for the dead to comfort them. No one will give them any wine to drink to console them for the loss of their father or mother.
8“‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.
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23Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu said to the servants of Baal,“Make sure there are no servants of the LORD here with you; there must be only servants of Baal.”
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14She should not drink anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. She should obey everything I commanded her to do.”
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28If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, tell them that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says‘You most certainly must drink it!
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4So Johanan son of Kareah, all the army officers, and all the rest of the people did not obey the LORD’s command to stay in the land of Judah.
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13These wineskins we filled were brand new, but look how they have ripped. Our clothes and sandals have worn out because it has been a very long journey.”
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10We have not obeyed the LORD our God by living according to his laws that he set before us through his servants the prophets.
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34Our kings, our leaders, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law. They have not paid attention to your commandments or your testimonies by which you have solemnly admonished them.
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4Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.
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5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.
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29Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD by turning back today from following after the LORD by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace aside from the altar of the LORD our God located in front of his dwelling place!”
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8There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed all of his supervisors that they should do as everyone so desired.
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7He said to me,‘Look, you will conceive and have a son. So now, do not drink wine or beer and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. For the child will be dedicated to God from birth till the day he dies.’”
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6We have not paid attention to your servants the prophets, who spoke by your authority to our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, and to all the inhabitants of the land as well.
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6We will obey what the LORD our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us.”
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31Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
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11Beware, those who get up early to drink beer, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.
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11Judgment of Pagan Idolatry and Cultic Prostitution Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people.
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5lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.