Jeremiah 35

Well then, let us try if we are the adopted sons and daughters of God. First Sign of Adoption, Obedience; a son obeys his father (Jeremiah 35:5). I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and said to them, Drink wine.

A child should be the parents' echo: when the father speaks, the child should echo back obedience. The Rechabites were forbidden by their father to drink wine, and they did obey him, and were commended for it (Jeremiah 35:6). And children must obey their parents [〈 in non-Latin…

A man cannot live in the Ethiopian climate, but he will be discolored with the sun; nor can he be in bad company, but he will partake of their evil. One drunkard makes another; as the prophet speaks in another sense (Jeremiah 35:5), I set before them pots full of wine and cups,…

The stranger refusing and professing himself to be a Christian, Spyridon said: For that reason the rather must you do it, for to the pure all things are pure, as the word of God teaches us. But they object Jeremiah 35, where Jonadab commanded the Rechabites to abstain from wine,…

This vow, if made accordingly, is lawful and belongs both to the Church of the Old and New Testament. In the Old Testament we have the example of the Rechabites (Jeremiah 35), who by the appointment of Jonadab their father abstained from strong drink and wine, from planting vine…

Indeed, he so manifests his fatherly love, and so willingly accepts of us, that if we yield not obedience to his voice, we ought justly to impute the same to our own frowardness. Moreover, the clause, all the day long, aggravates the fault greatly, namely, that God ceased not fo…

(3.) By a child-like reverence and dread of God; when we are afraid to offend God. (Jeremiah 35:5-6) The sons of Rechab, their father had commanded them that they should drink no wine; now says God by the prophet, "Set pots full of wine, and cups, and say to them, Drink wine": T…

(1.) That God takes notice of it; he observes whether his will be done, yes or no. The Rechabites were tender of the commandment of their dead father, which could not take cognizance of their actions; but it was the will of their father, and they would keep to the will of the de…

It is not he that fears wrath, punishment, inconveniencies, troubles of the world, molestations of the flesh; no, but he that dares not make bold with a commandment. As (Jeremiah 35:6) Go bring a temptation, set pots of wine before the Rechabites, O they dared not drink of them;…

Your sins are like Absalom's treason against his father. The Rechabites are commended for keeping their father's command (Jeremiah 35): "Set pots before them," etc. — no, our father has forbidden us to drink wine. Their fathers were dead, but ours is living; will you that are so…

3. He is neither ignorant nor forgetful of our prevarications and disobedience. The Rechabites were tender of the commandment of their dead father (Jeremiah 35), who could not take cognizance of their actions; Our father commanded us: certainly we should be tender of the command…

If a stranger bids a child do a thing, he regards him not; but if his father commands, he presently obeys: obey God out of love, obey him readily, obey every command. If he bids you part with your bosom-sin, leave and loathe it (Jeremiah 35:5). I set before the sons of the house…

Christ has set all Children a pattern of obedience to their Parents, Luke 2. 51. He was subject unto them. The Rechabites were eminent for this, Jeremiah 35. 5. I set before the Rechabites pots full of wine, and said to them drink wine, but they said we will drink no wine, for J…

The sinner finds Match and Powder, and the Devil finds fire. The wicked are ever setting snares, and temptations before others; as the Prophet speaks in another sense, Jeremiah 35 verse 5. I set pots full of wine, and cups, and said unto them drink.