WHAT GOD IS LIKE
What part of God’s character does Jeremiah remember that helps restore his hope?
A: God’s love and compassion.
Verse: “Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” — Lamentations 3:22 (NIV)
When Jeremiah finally cries out sincerely, how does God respond to him?
A: God listens and hears his cry.
Verse (NIV): “You heard my plea: ‘Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.’” — Lamentations 3:56
What happened when Jeremiah cried out to God for help?
A: God came near and heard him.
Verse (NIV): “You came near when I called you, and you said, ‘Do not fear.’” — Lamentations 3:57
What big idea does Jeremiah remember that keeps him from giving up completely?
A: God’s love and compassion never end.
Verse (NIV):
“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” — Lamentations 3:22
Jeremiah felt God always listened to every prayer immediately.
A: False.
Verse: “He shuts out my prayer.” — Lamentations 3:8 (NIV)
What truth about God keeps Jeremiah from giving up?
A: God is faithful.
Verse: “They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:23 (NIV)
What comforting message does God give Jeremiah when He comes near to him?
A: God tells him not to be afraid.
Verse (NIV): “You came near when I called you, and you said, ‘Do not fear.’” — Lamentations 3:57
What happened earlier in the chapter that made Jeremiah feel like his prayers weren’t getting through?
A: He felt like God blocked his prayers.
Verse (NIV): “He shuts out my prayer.” — Lamentations 3:8
What daily truth does Jeremiah mention that gives him comfort?
A: God’s mercies are new every morning.
Verse (NIV):
“They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:23
Jeremiah says God covered Himself with a cloud so prayers couldn’t get through.
A: True.
Verse: “You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.” — Lamentations 3:44 (NIV)
What does Jeremiah realize about God that helps him understand his suffering won’t last forever?
A: God does not reject forever.
Verse: “For no one is cast off by the Lord forever.” — Lamentations 3:31 (NIV)
What does Jeremiah say God did for him when he was overwhelmed by his enemies?
A: God defended him and took up his case.
Verse (NIV): “Lord, you took up my case; you redeemed my life.” — Lamentations 3:58
What happened to Jeremiah that made him feel trapped with no way out?
A: He felt walled in and unable to escape.
Verse (NIV): “He has walled me in so I cannot escape.” — Lamentations 3:7
What major shift happens halfway through the chapter?
A: Jeremiah moves from hopelessness to hope.
Verse (NIV):
“My soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope.” — Lamentations 3:20–21
When Jeremiah called on God, the Lord told him to stay afraid.
A: False.
Verse: “You came near when I called you, and you said, ‘Do not fear.’” — Lamentations 3:57 (NIV)
What does Jeremiah say God gives even after grief?
A: Compassion.
Verse: “Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.” — Lamentations 3:32 (NIV)
How does Jeremiah describe God's awareness of what his enemies have done to him?
A: God sees everything Jeremiah has suffered.
Verse (NIV): “Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.” — Lamentations 3:59
What happened that made Jeremiah feel like he was about to die?
A: He was thrown into a pit and water closed over him.
Verse (NIV):
“They tried to end my life in a pit… the waters closed over my head.” — Lamentations 3:53–54
What key idea does the chapter teach about suffering?
A: God does not enjoy hurting people.
Verse (NIV):
“For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.” — Lamentations 3:33
Jeremiah says at one point that he completely lost all hope in the Lord.
A: True.
Verse:
“I remember my affliction and my wandering… My soul is downcast within me, and I said, ‘My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.’”
— Lamentations 3:18–20 (NIV)
What does Jeremiah reveal about God’s attitude toward causing pain?
A: God does NOT enjoy hurting people.
Verse: “For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.” — Lamentations 3:33 (NIV)
What does Jeremiah trust God to do concerning those who mistreated him?
A: He trusts God to judge and deal with them.
Verse (NIV):
“You will repay them for what their hands have done. You will pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of the LORD.”
— Lamentations 3:64–66
What happened in Jeremiah’s heart when he remembered God’s love and mercy?
A: His hope came back.
Verse (NIV):
“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope.” — Lamentations 3:21
What important lesson does the chapter give about waiting on God?
A: Waiting quietly for the Lord is good.
Verse (NIV):
“It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.” — Lamentations 3:26
Jeremiah says God attacked him like a bear lying in wait.
A: True.
Verse:
“Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding, he dragged me from the path and mangled me.”
— Lamentations 3:10–11 (NIV)