Jeremiah 35

‘Jehonadab son of Rekab ordered his descendants not to drink wine and this command has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefather’s command. But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed me. v.14

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Why does it take telling one person something just one time then taking another person hundreds of times the same thing?
Well here we read of the Recabites.  They were the sons of Jonadab.  Their father commanded them not to drink wine and they held to that.  Yet Father God as He spoke to Israel over and over again would not listen and obey their Father.  The Recabites were a saint to Israel for their disobedience.  These Recabites fled from invasion by Babylon and were living in Jerusalem yet still lived obeying their father's command.  Unfortunately Israel living in their land don't even obey their Father- so would they even in they were in a foreign land?  I think not.  What are some examples of how you see this example played out today?  Recab receives a blessing for their obedience in remaining to be a servant for God while Israel will receive punishment for their disobedience.In what way are you disobeying to God in your own home or town that you think would be different if you lived somewhere  else?  In why was has disciplining yourself in one thing led you to be discipline in another thing or another place?