Who?
This is the writer of Lamentations
Jeremiah
This was the reason the Israelites were overtaken.
They disobeyed God.
In the Jewish tradition, the title of the book comes from this place.
The first word of the book
This book in the Bible comes before Lamentations.
Jeremiah
List two things we tend to do instead of lamenting over our sin.
We minimize our sin
We blameshift or make excuses for our sin
We plan to try to find a way to “fix it” our selves
We complain to others, whine, or gossip
We get stuck and resign ourselves to ongoing sin
We are fearful by overwhelming shame
This group was sent to destroy the temple and send the Israelites into exile.
The Babylonians
This is the meaning of lament.
To mourn
This is the meaning of Pathos.
Emotion
This Bible references tells the commands God gave to the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 15-16
Lamentations teaches us the importance of this.
1. obedience
2. hope in disobedience
Jeremiah related the suffering of the people using these two people.
1. a widow woman
2. An afflicted man
The book of Lamentations it the lament over these three things.
1. The destruction of Jerusalem and the temple
2. Exile of the people
3. Famine
Jeremiah says his eyes are worn out from doing this.
This Bible references tells of the prophecy of the Israelites sent into exile.
Jeremiah 13:14-28, 39:1-10
In the Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector. The Pharisee prayed in front of everyone thanking God he wasn't like the others. The tax collector went to the distance and beat his chest looking down crying over his sin. Who was considered more righteous?
The tax collector
This was a parable Jesus shared of two people entering a temple. One prayed one way and another prayed another way. Name the two types of people in the parable.
Pharisee
tax collector
This was the year Jerusalem and the temple was destroyed.
586 BC
Jeremiah said his transgressions have been formed into this thing fastened together by his hand; they have been placed on his neck, and the Lord has broken his strength. (Lamentations 1:14)
a yoke
This Bible reference tells of the historical context of the fall of the Israelites.
2 Kings 24-25:1-21
Why is it scary to confess sin? (Everyone can answer for points).
Answers vary
-fear
-shame
-pride
This person was the King of Babylon during the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem.
King Nebuchadnezzar II
Lamentations 5 breaks down into these three parts.
1. Remember our suffering
2. Confession
3. Remembering who God is and hope
In the midst of suffering, sadness, and worry, there is always this.
Hope in Jesus
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
James 5:16 says this
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much.
Has the study of Lamentations made a change in your spiritual life? If so, how? (Everyone can answer for points)
It better have!