Jeremiah 35 - 37

The Rechabites demonstrated unswerving obedience to God's commands given by their ancestor.  God held them up as an example to the entire nation and promised that there would always be a man from that family who served before the Lord.  Jeremiah places God's words into a scroll and has them delivered to the king for his reading.  The king destroys the offensive scroll; yet Jeremiah rewrites the words of God and declares that they will come to pass.  King Zedekiah has Jeremiah imprisoned and still God's word is accomplished.  It cannot be stopped by the decree of kings or the will of rulers.