Jeremiah 35
Worship or Tradition?
As background for this passage the “Rechabites†were a tribe of people who lived during the reign of Ahab, were staunch resisters to the worship of fertility gods and were somewhat related to Israel by marriage. They were descendants of the Kenites, the tribe of Jethr …
Loyalty to a Group or to God?
While the Rechabites obeyed and followed the teachings of Jonadab their father, Israel had neither obeyed the Lord nor followed His instructions. The Rechabites were more loyal to their earthly father and his human judgments than the people of Israel were to their Creator God. (v …