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A guilt trip is not an optimal psychological tool, but it can be effective. In chapter 35, God does just that by pointing to the Rechabites. The Rechabites made a promise to their forefathers that they would live a nomadic lifestyle, and would never drink wine Jeremiah tries to test them, but they refuse, citing this oath. The message is clear. Look at how faithful the Rechabites are to their traditions. Why can\u2019t the Israelites do the same?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Who are the Rechabites? They are the descendants of Jehonadab ben Rechav who first appears in the II Kings 10:15. Jehu is in the midst of his rebellion and during his trail of terror he passes Jehonadab on the road.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He went on from there, and he met Jehonadab, son of Rechab, coming toward him. He greeted him and said to him, \u2018Are you as wholehearted with me as I am with you?\u2019 \u2018I am,\u2019 Jehonadab replied. \u2018If so,\u2019 [said Jehu,] \u2018give me your hand.\u2019 He gave him his hand and [Jehu] helped him into the chariot. \u2018Come with me,\u2019 he said, \u2018and see my zeal for GOD.\u2019 And he was taken along in the chariot\u201d (II Kings 10:15-16).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jehonadab accompanies Jehu to the massacre of the priests of Baal, but does not say or do anything else. This mysterious figure appears out of nowhere, does not do much, then disappears until he is used as a symbol for Jeremiah centuries later. Rashi explains that Jehonadab was a descendant of Jethro, Moshe\u2019s father-in-law, a relative of the Kenites. Radak points to Chronicles as the source of this connection:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The families of the scribes that dwelt at Jabez\u2026these are the Kenites who came from Hammath, father of the house of Rechab\u201d (I Chron. 2:55).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Kenites were known to live among the least desirable elements in the area. Heber the Kenite was mixed up in the battle between Deborah, Barak and Sisra in Judges 4:11. Saul warned the Kenites of his imminent attack on the Amalekites in I Samuel 15. David would claim to attack the area of the Kenites in the south while hiding with the Philistines on the run from Saul in I Samuel 27.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Jehonadab\u2019s presence during Jehu\u2019s attack may imply that the Rechabites were again living among the undesirables of the time. Perhaps Jeremiah uses the Rechabites as a symbol for this reason as well. The Rechabites' loyalty to the word of their ancestors is commendable. Add the additional fact that they lived among undesirables and still managed to stay loyal to their oath makes them the perfect example for the prophet. If the Rechabites were not influenced by outside negative forces, then the Israelites should not use outside influences as an excuse for perverting the message of God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In our Chapter, Jeremiah is told by God to: \u201cGo to the house of the Rechabites\u2026and bring them to the House of the Lord...and give them wine to drink\u201d (2). But they decline to imbibe: \u201cWe will not drink wine, for our ancestor, Jonadab son of Rechab, commanded us: You shall never drink wine, either you or your children. Nor shall you build houses or sow fields or plant vineyards, nor shall you own such things; but you shall live in tents all your days, so that you may live long upon the land where you sojourn\u201d ( 6-7)\u2026 And so we are living in Jerusalem\u201d (11).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In the continuation, God clarifies to Jeremiah that the point of this curious encounter is to provide an example of unquestioning obedience, in contrast to the Jerusalemites, who persistently refuse to obey the commands of God. In the end of our Chapter, Jeremiah relates God\u2019s promise to the Rechabites: \u201cBecause you have obeyed the charge of your ancestor Jonadab\u2026There shall never cease to be a man of the line of Jonadab son of Rechab standing before Me\u201d (18-19).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Post-Biblical tradition continues to elaborate the story of the Rechabites. This reaches its most expansive and popular form in a Christian monastic work, probably composed in the 4<\/span>th<\/span> century CE, referred to in contemporary scholarship as \u201cThe History of the Rechabites\u201d. This extensive narrative, perhaps partly based on a Hebrew original, is preserved in different versions in several ancient languages, including Ethiopic, Greek and Syriac. In this work, an ascetic named Zosimus, guided by an angel, visits the secluded island of the Blessed Ones. These turn out to be the Rechabites, who record for him on two stone tablets their history. In the time of Jeremiah, they left Jerusalem for their present island home. Here they dwell together with angels. They continue to abstain from wine as in Jerusalem but have taken on additional ascetic practices. They do not eat bread and live in caves, in a state of nakedness (like Adam and Eve in Paradise). They survive on water that tastes like honey, miraculous fruits and once every 40 days manna descends for them from heaven like that on which the Israelites subsisted in the Desert. They do marry but have sexual relations only in order to have two children, after which the women remain apart from the men living in chastity. They are not immortal, but they live for hundreds of years. When they do die, it is not because of any sickness or infirmity. Angels come to take their soul to heaven; welcoming it they say: \u201cYou, O soul, are blessed, since the will of God was fulfilled in you\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Understandably, many have claimed to be the descendants of the biblical Rechabites. For example, Genesis Rabbah 98:8 states that Rabbi Yose ben Halafta was a descendant of the biblical Jonadab son of Rechab. In later times, descendants of the Rechabites have been purportedly identified in Yemen and even China!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In this chapter, Jeremiah is told to highlight the descendants of Jonadab ben Rechab as an abject lesson in loyalty and discipline, when attempting to get the Jewish people to adhere to God\u2019s directives. The Rechabites\u2019 ancestor had instructed them that in order to survive, they had to be careful about four things: 1) they shouldn\u2019t drink wine; 2) build houses, 3) sow fields, or 4) grow vineyards. Instead, they should live in tents. And however tempted a human being might be to drink wine, the Rechabites refused to imbibe, citing their forebearer\u2019s instructions as their inviolate guide: \u201cAnd we have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab in all that he commanded us: we never drink wine, neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters\u201d (8).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Rechabite\u2019s self-control and allegiance to their ancestor is indeed admirable, and God cites their example as reflecting negatively upon the Jews\u2019 recalcitrance to follow His lead: \u201cThe commands of Jonadab son of Rechab have been fulfilled: he charged his children not to drink wine, and to this day they have not drunk, in obedience to the charge of their ancestor. But I spoke to you persistently, and you did not listen to Me\u201d (14).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One wonders why Jonadab thought it important to try to shape the culture of his future generations in this particular manner<\/span>. <\/span>Radak ventures a rationale:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Houses, fields, and vineyards restrict a person to his place. In the event of a famine, or war, he would die early, due minimally, to worry (<\/span>were he not able to simply pick up and relocate<\/span><\/i>.) If on the other hand, he would possess none of these things, whenever he would see whether the place wherein he was living was beneficial, he would remain; but should he conclude that staying threatened his best interests, he would go to a different place where he thought conditions were better for him\u2026 Drinking wine would be particularly detrimental to this type of ever-evaluating lifestyle since it muddles the mind of the one who indulges\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

RaDaK\u2019s explanation is not only interesting in its own right, but it helps to explain how the Kenites, relatives of the Rechabites, so easily complied with Saul\u2019s request when he came to attack Amalek: \u201cSaul said to the Kenites: Come, withdraw at once from among the Amalekites, that I may not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they left Egypt. So the Kenites withdrew from among the Amalekites\u201d(I Samuel 15:6).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nomads can just \u201cbug out\u201d and easily relocate.<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":71541,"alt":"","title":"jer35-portable","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable.png","width":1280,"height":1172,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-300x275.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":275,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-768x703.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":703,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-1024x938.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":938,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":1172,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1172,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-1200x1099.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":1099,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-459x420.png","home_baner-width":459,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"","tile_main_caption":"Relocation, Relocation, Relocation!","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"The advantages of a highly portable lifestyle","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":71541,"alt":"","title":"jer35-portable","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable.png","width":1280,"height":1172,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-300x275.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":275,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-768x703.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":703,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-1024x938.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":938,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":1172,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":1172,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-1200x1099.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":1099,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-portable-459x420.png","home_baner-width":459,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Jeremiah","chapter":"35","chapter_main_number":"435","date":"20270429","wall_id":"435"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":5,"id":"71533","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"\u201cWhy Can\u2019t You Be More Like Jonadab\u2019s Kids!\u201d ","post_title":"\u201cWhy Can\u2019t You Be More Like Jonadab\u2019s Kids!\u201d","slug":"why-cant-you-be-more-like-jonadabs-kids","old_id":"71533","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":34250,"post_title":"Sarah Rudolph","slug":"sarah-rudolph","old_id":"34250","first_name":"Sarah ","last_name":"Rudolph","description":"Sarah Rudolph is a freelance Jewish educator, writer, and editor. 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Modern wisdom generally frowns on this sort of motivational tactic; there\u2019s a delicate balance between pointing out positive examples and disparaging those whom we\u2019d like to emulate those role models.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But an ancient prophet\u2019s job is to rebuke, not to mince words or worry about hurt feelings. And so God instructs Jeremiah to first provide an opportunity for the Rechabites, descendants of Jonadab, to show off their dutiful teetotalling by refusing an offer of wine \u2013 and second, to rub his people\u2019s collective face in it:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe commands of Jonadab son of Rechab have been fulfilled: he charged his children not to drink wine, and to this day they have not drunk, in obedience to the charge of their ancestor. But I spoke to you persistently, and you did not listen to Me\u201d (35:14).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

(One wonders whether the persistence might itself have contributed to the people turning a deaf ear, a theory supported by parental experience.)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In the course of this display, we discover that Jonadab instilled another value in his descendants too, to which they\u2019ve similarly adhered: Not only do they not drink wine, but they are not to plant vineyards \u2013 or build houses, or do anything else that might attach them to a particular location. Instead, \u201cyou shall live in tents all your days, so that you may live long upon the land\u2026\u201d (7).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

How does a nomadic existence bring long life?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Radak offers a logical, pragmatic explanation: \u201cBecause houses and fields and vineyards hold a person back in his place, in the event of famine or sword; and he will die after a shortened span because of worry\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Having lots of stuff can be stressful (as in Avot 2:7), and stress can affect health (as we well know). And as Radak also points out, abstaining from wine is valuable because wine \u201cconfuses the mind\u201d; perhaps he\u2019s referring to the impact alcohol can have on making safe decisions (in addition to its other effects on health). Good advice, Jonadab!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

On the other hand, Chomat Anach (commentary of Haim Yosef David Azulai, the Chida) suggests a more philosophical angle on the nomadic lifestyle: \u201cThey would always be humbled and know that a person is like a fleeting shadow, so why weary himself building wealth and houses?... resulting in contemplating service of God\u2026\u201d Here, too, the mental confusion that results from wine might be relevant, as impairing not just practical decisions but more general thought processes \u2013 including the philosophical and religious.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

While this looks like a prophecy about blind obedience, maybe there\u2019s something deeper, a message about perspective and priorities. The Rechabites wouldn\u2019t be commended for listening to bad or destructive advice; they serve as valuable role models because they obeyed good advice, and the prophet wants his people to hear that too.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Maybe if Jeremiah\u2019s people would lay off the wine and wealth a little, their heads would clear and they\u2019d realize the value of what he and his predecessors have been preaching so persistently, and start listening too.<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":71534,"alt":"","title":"jer35-nomads","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads.jpg","width":1920,"height":1079,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-1024x575.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":575,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":863,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1079,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-1200x674.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":674,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-747x420.jpg","home_baner-width":747,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"","tile_main_caption":"\u201cWhy Can\u2019t You Be More Like Jonadab\u2019s Kids!\u201d","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Why a life in tents is - less intense","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":71534,"alt":"","title":"jer35-nomads","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads.jpg","width":1920,"height":1079,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-1024x575.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":575,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":863,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1079,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-1200x674.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":674,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jer35-nomads-747x420.jpg","home_baner-width":747,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Jeremiah","chapter":"35","chapter_main_number":"435","date":"20270429","wall_id":"435"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":6,"id":"71536","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"Next Of Kin - Or Kenites?\u00a0 ","post_title":"Next Of Kin - Or Kenites?\u00a0","slug":"next-of-kin-or-kenites","old_id":"71536","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":34243,"post_title":"Moshe Sokolow","slug":"moshe-sokolow","old_id":"34243","first_name":"Moshe","last_name":"Sokolow","description":"Dr. Moshe Sokolow is Associate Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Yeshiva University, and teaches a weekly class in parashat hashavu`a at Lincoln Square Synagogue. 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In 2 Kings 10, we encountered an individual named Jonadab ben Rechab, who was enlisted by King Jehu in the cause of eliminating Ba`al worship. In our chapter, God instructed Jeremiah to speak to his descendants (2) and ordered him to tempt them to drink wine. The Rechabites refused, explaining:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\"We will not drink wine, for our ancestor, Jonadab son of Rechab, commanded us: 'You shall never drink wine, either you or your children. Nor shall you build houses or sow fields or plant vineyards, nor shall you own such things; but you shall live in tents all your days, so that you may live long upon the land where you sojourn.' And we have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab in all that he commanded us\u2026\"\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In our comments to 2 Kings 10, we noted the consensus of the traditional exegetes who, relying on 1 Chronicles 2:55 (\u201cthese are the Kenites, who came from Hammath, father of the House of Rechab\u201d), considered the Rechabites\/Kenites to be descended from Jethro, father-in-law of Moses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Shadal,* however, disagreed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

If we accept the interpretation [that the Kenites are descended from Jethro], why does [Scripture] mention Hammath, who is unknown, rather than Jethro? Moreover, why would the Book of Chronicles record [the genealogy of] the Kenites who aren\u2019t even Israelites?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It appears to me that the Rechabites were Israelites, and Judeans at that, and they are the Kinites [vocalized <\/span>kini<\/span><\/i>, rather than <\/span>keini<\/span><\/i>] cited in Chronicles. They were so called because they were smiths, which in Aramaic is <\/span>kin\u2019a<\/span><\/i>; they were not farmers or vintners; they were artisans who fashioned tools, and among them were also scribes and scholars (2 Chr. 2:55).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

*For an explanation of our objectives in studying Shadal\u2019s commentary, <\/span>see our introduction<\/span><\/a> in Jeremiah chapter 1.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Image by Bens Schachter, courtesy of the artist<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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35:2 \u201c\u2018Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak to them and bring them to the house of the LORD to one of the chambers and give them wine to drink.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This clan, which has the look of a sect and (perhaps, as some scholars conclude) of a distinct ethnic group, first appears in 2 Kings 10, when its \u201cfather\u201d or founder, Jonadab (there spelled Jehonadab), joins forces with Jehu in his ruthless extirpation of Baal worshipers. They are extreme pietists, taking on themselves the abstention from drinking wine, like the Nazirites, and also a nomadic way of life. When Jeremiah is enjoined to give them wine to drink, this is obviously devised as a test to see if they are still faithful to the vows imposed by their first father, Jonadab.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

From: Robert Alter, The Hebrew Bible<\/em>, vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019, ad loc. 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Babylonia's conquest of Ashkelon shook the Judeans' world. Chapter 35 describes the meeting in Jerusalem between Jeremiah and the Rechabites, a nomadic clan that fled the Shephelah for fear of the new conqueror. The prophet uses the Rechabites' presence to demonstrate to the inhabitants of Jerusalem what true fidelity to tradition looks like. He invites the Rechabites to one of the Temple chambers (which presumably belongs to a supporter of his) and offers them goblets of wine.They decline:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

They said: We will not drink wine, for our patriarch Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us: You and your sons must never drink wine. Nor shall you build a house, sow a field, or plant a vineyard, or have one; rather, you shall dwell in tents all your lives, that you may live long upon the land where you sojourn (6-7).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Rechabites have a centuries-old family legacy. While we may speculate about why the patriarch imposed a life of wandering upon his descendants, Jeremiah is concerned not with their lifestyle itself - though he does not consider it ideal - but with their strict discipline. The prophet cannot tempt them with wine, because they envision their forefather before them. Jeremiah pits the Rechabites' steely self-control against Israel's fickleness:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe commands of Jonadab son of Rechab have been fulfilled: He ordered his descendants not to drink wine, and to this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefather's command - but I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not heeded Me. Again and again I sent you all My servants, the prophets, saying: \u2018Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them, and you will live in the land I have given you and your ancestors - but you have not paid attention or listened to Me.\u2019\u201d (14-15).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This is the moral that Jeremiah extracts from the story of the Rechabites. From now on, he aims to penetrate the hearts of his people in Jerusalem - perhaps they will \"turn from [their] wicked ways.\" He wishes to exploit the frightening rise of an existential threat in order to restore Israel to its Father in Heaven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Lau, Binyamin. <\/span>Jeremiah: The Fate of a Prophet<\/span><\/i>. 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  1. Why in the Temple<\/em>? Jeremiah conducts his investigation into the loyalty of the Rechabites in the Temple. Perhaps because the Temple is a central place, where there are many \u201cpublic-opinion shapers\u201d (priests, ministers, prophets), and it\u2019s important they be present to hear the message. But also, the Temple itself is directly connected to the issue of loyalty to God\u2019s commandments, and their violation. And perhaps there are other reasons as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Loyalty and zealousness<\/em>. 116 chapters (2 Kings 10) and approximately 250 years ago, we met the paterfamilias, Yonadab son of Rechab, in his zealous loyalty for the word of God, when he joined forces with Jehu, to eradicate Baal worship in Israel.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Nazirites and nomads<\/em>. The family tradition of the Rechabites is to not drink wine, not build houses and not engage in agriculture. Might it be the case, that in addition to their loyalty, Jeremiah sees them as a model of a modest life, far from bourgeois decadence? Jeremiah himself doesn\u2019t say anything on this point. You decide. <\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Jeremiah 35","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Jeremiah","chapter":"35","chapter_main_number":"435","date":"20270429","wall_id":"435"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":"","link_teaser":"","listen_link":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/70836"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}