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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from Jeremiah chapter

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35. his brothers and all his sons and the whole

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house of the Rechabites. And I brought them into

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the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the

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sons of Hanan, the son of Idalia, a man of God,

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which was by the chamber of the princes, above

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the chamber of Masiah, the son of Shalom, the

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keeper of the door. Then I set before the sons

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of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of

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wine and cups, and I said to them, Drink wine.

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But they said, We will drink no wine. For Jonadab,

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the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us,

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saying, Ye shall drink no wine, you nor your

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sons, for ever. Ye shall not build a house, so

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seed. plant a vineyard, nor have any of these.

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But all your days you shall dwell in tents, that

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you may live many days in the land where you

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are sojourners. Thus we have obeyed the voice

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of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our father, in

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all that he charged us, to drink no wine all

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our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,

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nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in. Nor

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do we have vineyards, field, or seed. But we

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have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done

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according to all that Jonadab our father commanded

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us. But it came to pass, when Nebuchadnezzar

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king of Babylon came up into the land, that we

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said, Come, let us go to Jerusalem, for fear

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of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of

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the army of the Syrians. So we dwell at Jerusalem.

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Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying,

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Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,

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Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants

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of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction

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to obey my words? says the Lord. The words of

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Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded

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his sons not to drink wine, are performed. For

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to this day they drink none, and obey their father's

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commandment. But although I have spoken to you,

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rising early and speaking, you did not obey me.

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I have also sent to you all my servants the prophets,

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rising up early and sending them, saying, Turn

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now everyone from his evil way, amend your doings,

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and do not go after other gods to serve them.

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Then you will dwell in the land which I have

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given you and your fathers. But you have not

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inclined your ear, nor obeyed me. Surely the

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sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed

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the commandment of their father, which he commanded

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them. But this people has not obeyed me. Therefore

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thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,

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Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the

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inhabitants of Jerusalem all the doom that I

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have pronounced against them, because I have

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spoken to them, but they have not heard, and

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I have called to them, but they have not answered.

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And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites,

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Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,

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Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab

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your father, and kept all his precepts, and done

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according to all that he commanded you, therefore

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thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,

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Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not lack a man

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to stand before me forever. I hope you enjoyed

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today's reading as much as I did and I look forward

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to seeing you again tomorrow to continue on our

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journey. God bless you and have a great day.