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The Sons of Jonadab

T he book of Jeremiah reveals a story about a family of unusual character who so
impressed God that He made a promise to them that was only given to a few in the

scriptures. The things that impressed God about this family are typical of what God is
seeking in the Bride of Christ.

The story is revealed in the 35th chapter of Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 35:1-5
The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of

Josiah, king of Judah, saying, "Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them,
and bring them into the house of Yahweh, into one of the chambers, and give them

wine to drink." Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and
his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites, and I brought

them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of
Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the officials, which was

above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the doorkeeper. Then I set
before the men of the house of the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups; and I

said to them, "Drink wine!"

This was a most unusual thing which God asked Jeremiah to do. At this time the
nation of Judah was on the verge of judgment. The land was being besieged by the

Babylonians. Because of the idolatry and wickedness of the nation of Judah, she was soon
to be given over to her enemies who would take her into captivity.

Jeremiah stood out from among the other prophets and counselors of Judah. He was
proclaiming that judgment was at hand due to the nation’s wickedness. Others were

prophesying that Jerusalem would never fall, that God would deliver them.
Jeremiah pointed out, over and over again, the source of God’s displeasure with the

people. Their idolatry, sensuality, wickedness, and bloodshed had brought the judgment of
God upon them. The people were unwilling to depart from their wickedness and they

shunned the words of Jeremiah.
It must have seemed curious to Jeremiah that in the midst of this, God would have