...whole house oí the Rechabites, — and set before them pots full of wine and cups, and said unto them, Drink ye wine. But they said, We will drink no wine ; for Jonadab [or Jehonadab] the son of Rechabour father" [it would be less ambiguous if the words were placed thus,...

...xxxv : " And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and said, drink ye wine. But they said we will drink no...father, commanded us saying — Ye shall drink no wine, ye nor your sons forever. Thus we have obeyed the voice of our father in all he hath charged us, to...

...total abstainers stood firm. Their principles of temperance could not be undermined. They replied : " We will drink no wine. For Jonadab, the son of Rechab,...Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons forever." What was the result ? Were they blamed for their abstemiousness ? Were they sneered at as...

...it ; this, however, they resolutely refused to do for the reason which they immediately assigned : " Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us,...drink no wine, neither ye nor your sons for ever."* As the Inspired Volume has said so little on the subject, it would be useless to expect any precise...

...Lord, and to give them wine to drink, and although pots of wine and cups were set before them, yet they said, " We will drink no wine ; for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our father, commanded, saying, Ye shall drink no wiiie, ye, nor your sons for ever." This obedience to the command of their...

...pots full of wine 6 and cups, and I said to them, " Drink ye wine." But they said, " We will not drink wine; for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye 7 shall drink no wine, ye nor your sons, forever; neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant...

...Temperance Friendly Society, with their motto, " We will drink no wine ; for Jonadab, the son of Heohab our father, commanded us saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye nor your sons, for ever ; " the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society ; the Order of Druids ; the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds...

...beautiful illustration of obedience. The prophet, says, I set before them pots full of wine and cups, and said, drink ye wine. But .they said, we will drink...father, commanded us, saying, ye shall drink no wine. Not for temperance principles, but for obedience to their father, the prophet pronounces this blessing...

...temptation, set pots of wine before the Rechabites. O they durst not drink of them ; why ? " Jonadah, the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine " (Jer. xxxv. 6). Thus a child of God doth reason, when the Devil comes and sets a temptation before...

...prophet's own words, in the 35th chapter of Jeremiah, thus : — " For Junadab, the son of Rcchab, has commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye nor your sons forever ! Neither shall ye l>uild houses, sow seed, or plant vineyards, nor have any ; but all your...