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Jehonadab

Character in 2 Kings, son of Rechab

Character in 2 Kings, son of Rechab

Jehonadab (; "YHWH is willing"; Latin: Jonadab) was the son of Rechab. He is mentioned in 2 Kings 10:15-31. A Kenite, he was a supporter of Jehu, son of Nimshi, in the elimination of the house of Ahab and in suppressing worship of Baal throughout Samaria. Jehu seeks his support at a meeting in the desert and assures Jehonadab of his "zeal for the Lord".

In the Book of Jeremiah he is called both Jehonadab and Jonadab.

He prohibited his followers from drinking alcohol, and is credited with founding the Rechabites. He also commanded that they live in tents, rather than houses. At Jeremiah 35:6-19, his followers are commended for adhering to his instructions, and God promises that his lineage will continue.

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses use the terms Jonadabs or Jehonadabs to refer to Christians who hope to live forever on earth, rather than in heaven. The term was first used in this way in the early 1930s, though it is now used less frequently; Jehovah's Witnesses now usually use the terms great crowd (people who survive Armageddon) and other sheep (Armageddon survivors and others resurrected later).

Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 men and women will reign with Jesus Christ in heaven, out of all Christians who have died since Jesus' resurrection. They refer to these as the anointed or spiritual Israel, and those still living are referred to as the remnant. Witnesses believe that, in a similar manner to Jehonadab, as a non-Jew, assisting Jehu, the Jonadab class assists spiritual Israel. The August 15, 1934 The Watchtower stated:

Witness also use the more consistent meaning of Jehonadab as "Jehovah is willing."

References

References

  1. {{bibleverse. 2. Kings. 10:16. NKJV
  2. {{bibleverse. Jeremiah. 35:14-19. NKJV
  3. Robert Crompton. (1996). "Counting the Days to Armageddon: The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Second Presence of Christ". James Clarke & Co..
  4. (September 15, 1997). "Who Will Survive "the Day of Jehovah"?".
  5. (April 15, 1995). "Questions From Readers".
  6. Watchtower Bible and Tract society. (1988). "Insight on the scriptures Vol.1". Watchtower Bible and Tract society.
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