18And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 12-19)The trial of the Rechabites’ constancy was intended but for a sign; now here we have the application of it. I. The Rechabites’ observance of their father’s charge to them is made use of as an aggravation of the disobedience of the Jews to God. Let them see it and be ashamed. The prophet asks them, in God’s name, “ Will you not at length receive instruction ? Jer. 35:13. Will nothing affect you? Wi...
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