Through Jeremiah, God commends the family of Rechab for their faithfulness, in contrast to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. The Rechabites lived as sojourners, with neither houses or crops, putting their faith and trust in God to provide for them. “The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command that their father gave them, but this people has not obeyed me.“
Their faithfulness is an example to us as much as it was to the Israelites, highlighting the importance of listening to and trusting in God, knowing that He has “granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us“.