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Jer. 35:4. And he brought the sons of Hananiah into the house of the Lord, into the storehouse of the property, That is, to the room assigned to Annan. There is also one near the house of the princes, above the house of Maaseov, the son of Selom, who keeps the courtyard, - according to the Hebrew (text), who keeps the clothes of service. Jer. 35:5. And I set it before them. It is worthy of surprise how, living among this people, they practiced high wisdom. (These) were Levites in a sense; Seeing many examples - the Nazarenes, Elijah, Elisha, they imitated them. Do you see that if they wanted to be attentive, they had examples? But they also became captives, since if Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel (were in captivity), then even more so were they. Nothing like this plunged good and noble men into sadness, but made them glorious; in sorrows this matter serves as a consolation. (And after a few words). And he brought them to the church of the Lord, so that out of respect for the place and out of respect for their husband 206 they agreed; but nothing deceived them, so that all justification was taken away from the Jews. (And after a few words). Look at the Apostolic Preliminaries. Jer. 35:6. And we rekosha: we do not drink wine, as Jonadab, the son of Rechavl, our father, commanded us: you and your sons shall not drink wine forever. They were the descendants of Jonadab, who, being imbued with zeal for God, went out to meet the king (2 Kings 10:15). Seeing at that time (πάλαι) the lawlessness of Akhaav and recognizing the words of the prophets as true, (and therefore) fully expecting the conquest of the country and the destruction of the cities, he commanded this to his sons not only so that they would preserve, but also pass on this testament to their descendants. Therefore, they appear to have preserved the commandment of their ancestor even until this time. Jer. 35:8. We and our wives. Lest anyone say: how did you come to the city and live in houses? - indicate an enemy invasion, since it is a matter of extreme madness to voluntarily surrender to enemies. Jer. 35:13. Food will not take punishment. The sons of Jonadab fulfilled the commandment of a dead man, but you transgress Mine, what (I) commanded. Do you want to see the ease of command? I commanded that which is convenient, that which is very necessary, in order to abstain from malice and idols, but he commanded that which is very difficult. But he said and died, and I remind you every day and nothing comes of it. Jer. 35:16. And she tired out the sons of Jonadavli. Doesn’t say which (commandment). But without wanting to make a serious accusation against them, see how He loves the people and has nothing despotic with Him, how He takes away all forgiveness from them, saying: but these people did not listen to me. Jer. 35:17. For this reason, the Lord spoke here. The priesthood (ίεροωσύνη) constantly honors the sons of Jonadab, saying: a man will not fail because of the sons of Jonadab; stand before me all the days. Don't think that your father's blessing is lost. To the premises of which they were brought, i.e. Ananias.