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Jeremiah 35 · Grade 4

A Lesson from the Rechabites

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This chapter steps back to the days of Jehoiakim. God told Jeremiah to bring the Rechabite family into the temple and offer them wine. The Rechabites were a family who had joined Israel. They lived in tents and followed rules from their ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab.

When the bowls were set before them, they refused. Jonadab had commanded them to drink no wine, build no houses, and sow no fields, but to live in tents. Only the Babylonian invasion had driven them into Jerusalem for safety.

God used their example to shame Judah. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed. The Rechabites kept a human father's rules. But Judah ignored the living God, who kept sending prophets to them. God blessed the Rechabites. Jonadab would never lack a man to stand before him.

Show What You Know

  1. Who were the Rechabites?

  2. What had Jonadab commanded?

  3. Why were they in Jerusalem?

  4. How did God use their example?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. God told Jeremiah to bring the Rechabite family into the temple and offer them .
  2. They lived in tents and followed rules from their ancestor son of Rechab.
  3. Jonadab had commanded them to drink no wine, build no houses, and sow no fields, but to live in .
  4. used their example to shame Judah.
  5. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to wine, are performed.

Think About It

  1. Why is a family's faithfulness over many generations a powerful example?

  2. What can it look like for a family to stay faithful to God together?

Memory Verse

“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.

Jeremiah 35:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful families. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did God bless them?
  • Why is it good to obey?

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