Jeremiah 35:1

The Rechabites' Obedience

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of ¹Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

Jeremiah 35:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 35:1

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord
Not as following the former prophecies; for they must be delivered seventeen years after this. The prophecies of Jeremiah are not put together in their proper time in which they were delivered. The preceding prophecies were delivered in the "tenth" and "eleventh" years of Zedekiah's reign: but this in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah;
in what part of his reign is not certain; but it must be after Nebuchadnezzar had invaded the land, ( Jeremiah 35:11 ) ; very probably in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, after he had been the king of Babylon's servant three years, and rebelled against him, ( 2 Kings 24:1 2 Kings 24:2 ) ; saying;
as follows:

Jeremiah 35:1 In-Context

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

2 "Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the LORD , into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink."

3 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,

4 and I brought them into the house of the LORD , 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.

5 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!"

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 23:34-36; 2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:5-7; Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 27:20; Daniel 1:1