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Jeremiah 35 Translation Questions
Q? What did Yahweh ask Jeremiah to do?
A. Yahweh asked Jeremiah to bring Rechabites to the temple and give them wine to drink. [35:1-2]
Q? How did the clan of the Rechabites respond when they were offered wine to drink?
A. When offered wine to drink the Rechabites refused to drink it. [35:5-6]
Q? Why did the Rechabites refuse to drink wine?
A. The Rechabites refused to drink any wine, for their ancestor, Jonadab son of Rechab, commanded them, 'Do not drink any wine, neither you nor your descendants, forever. [35:6]
Q? Why did Jonadab command the Rechabites to not build houses, sow seeds, or plant vineyards?
A. Jonadab gave them this command because they were to live in tents. [35:7]
Q? How did the Rechabites respond to Jonadab's command?
A. The Rechabites had never drunk wine or built houses. [35:8-11]
Q? Why were the Rechabites living in Jerusalem
A. They were escaping the Chaldean and Aramean armies. [35:11]
Q? How did Yahweh use the Rechabites as a positive example for the men of Judah?
A. Yahweh wanted the men of Judah to obey him the same way the Rechabites obeyed Jonadab. [35:12-14]
Q? What did the prophets tell the men of Judah?
A. The prophets told them to stop doing evil, start doing good, stop worshiping other gods, and come back to the land. [35:15]
Q? What will Yahweh do because the men of Judah have not obeyed him?
A. Yahweh will bring on them all the disasters he has proclaimed against them. [35:17]
Q? What promise does Yahweh give to the family of the Rechabites through Jeremiah?
A. Yahweh promises that there will always be someone from their family to serve him. [35:18-19]