“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.
When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your h
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the
and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this
She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She mu
But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate hi
For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them becau
“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in boot
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around t
But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths,
By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, wh