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Jeremiah 35    • Chapter 35      The obedience of the
Rechabites. (1-11) The Jews' disobedience to the Lord. (12-19)
Verses 1-11 Jonadab was famous for wisdom and piety. He lived
nearly ( 2 Kings. 10:15 ) to drink wine. He also appointed them
to dwell in tents, or movable dwelling: this would teach them
not to think of settling any where in this world. To keep low,
would be the way to continue long in the land where they were
strangers. Humility and contentment are always the best policy,
and men's surest protection. Also, that they might not run into
unlawful pleasures, they were to deny themselves even lawful
delights. The consideration that we are strangers and pilgrims
should oblige us to abstain from all fleshly lusts. Let them
have little to lose, and then losing times would be the less
dreadful: let them sit loose to what they had, and then they
might with less pain be stript of it. Those are in the best
frame to meet sufferings who live a l