Jeremiah 35
Dear RTB’ers,
The Rechabites. It’s a simple story. Rules had been laid down by their grandfather, Rechab, and passed on through their father, Jonadab, and were faithfully obeyed throughout the family. God uses them as a standard by which to compare Judah and Jerusalem. The Rechabites were obeying human fathers, while the Israelites were failing to obey their Creator, their heavenly Father: The command that Jonadab the son of Rechab gave to his sons, to drink no wine, has been kept, and they drink none to this day, for they have obeyed their father’s command. I have spoken to you persistently, but you have not listened to Me. (v. 14)
So, us? Taking a page from John… To whom are we listening? Whose word are we obeying? Where is our heart most truly set?
Blessings.