http://TheVideoPreacher.com841 B.C. – II Kings 9-10 – King Jehu of the northern kingdom of IsraelJehonadab son of RechabII Kings 10:15-28Circa 609-598 B.C. – II Kings 23:34-24:6; II Chronicles 36:4-8 – King Jehoiakim of JudahJeremiah 35:2, 6-10 – This was over 200 years later and they were still faithful to Jonadab’s instructions.Jeremiah 35:14 – God uses the Rechabites as an example of obedience.Jeremiah 35:19 – God’s promise to Jonadab and his householdOur responsibility to our generationsThe example of AbrahamAbram (“exalted father”), Abraham (“father of a multitude”)Genesis 18:19Physical descendants: Israel (and other nations)Spiritual descendants: today’s Christians (Galatians 3:7, 29)Generational fatherhood is carried out through the teaching of God’s words and wisdom.Proverbs 4:1-5; Psalm 78:1-3; Deuteronomy 4:9Joel 1:3Our faithful teachings to our children and grandchildren may preserve our descendants long after we are gone.Discern the signs of the times and respond.Will Jesus not rebuke us for not opening our eyes to the world around us (Matthew 16:3)?Humanism (the philosophy that rejects God and embraces human reason and experience as the only guides for human life) …… materialism, greed, debt, waste, selfishness …… fornication, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, immodesty, lasciviousness, divorce …Jonadab saw the signs of his times, heard the words of the prophets, believed them, and commanded his descendants to live in a way to survive those times.Are we separated and strange in this world (II Corinthians 6:14-18; I Peter 2:11-12; 4:3-5), or will we just “follow the masses in doing evil” (Exodus 23:2)?Obey your father and live, or refuse and die.Jeremiah 35:17Hebrews 12:9Deuteronomy 30:19-20The choice is simple: obey God’s word and live, or reject him and die. Which do you choose?
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