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WHAT IS LAMENTATIONS ALL ABOUT?
AUG 29
Lamentations 1
Memorise Lamentations 1:18 "Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed"
WHAT IS LAMENTATIONS ALL ABOUT?
It was indeed a sad day in the history of Judah. Her capital Jerusalem was laid desolate, her temple destroyed and her walls in ruins. Her people had suffered the terrible devastation of an extended siege, followed by the sudden invasion of the Babylonians who ravaged the land and murdered the people. The great city that once thrived with the people of God and the glorious worship of the true and living God was now a miserable shell of its former glory. All the survivors of the invasion were carried away captive to Babylon, and the city was now sitting solitary. She is as a widow weeping and mourning for the loss of her loved one.
For this, Jeremiah the weeping prophet was weeping. He lamented over the tragedy that Judah had suffered. He speaks on behalf of the nation, and cries "for these things I weep; mine eye runneth down with water" (Lamentations 1:16). He felt abandoned by God, bereft of comfort, for the enemies of Judah had swept through them and made them desolate. And so he cried unto the Lord, to come, behold their sorrow and hear the distresses of His people, to show mercy and comfort them.
But yet amidst the sorrow, Jeremiah knows that the judgment of the Lord is justified. God had every right to send these afflictions upon them, for they had sinned despite the repeated warnings from God. He acknowledged that "the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions" (Lamentations 1:5), and that "the LORD is righteous; for I (Judah) have rebelled against his commandment" (Lamentations 1:18). Thus whilst he sorrowed for the affliction that they were going through, his lamentation was more so for the sins and transgressions that they had so wantonly committed.
Furthermore, Jeremiah’s concern was for the glory of the Lord. The enemies of Jerusalem were prospering. They had magnified themselves and were mocking her. And so in the final chapter, Lamentations 5, Jeremiah calls upon the Lord to remember them, to see the reproach that has come upon them. He pleads for the Lord to turn back to them, that they too will turn back to the Lord. Indeed, it is a terrible thing to experience the wrath of God. Daily we ought to thank God for His mercies and grace, that he has withheld punishment from us, and instead bestowed blessings.
Thought: It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed!
Prayer: Lord I thank You for Your mercies and grace upon my life. Help me never to take it for granted and rebel against You like Jerusalem.
Posted in Teens RPG
Lamentations 1
Memorise Lamentations 1:18 "Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed"
WHAT IS LAMENTATIONS ALL ABOUT?
It was indeed a sad day in the history of Judah. Her capital Jerusalem was laid desolate, her temple destroyed and her walls in ruins. Her people had suffered the terrible devastation of an extended siege, followed by the sudden invasion of the Babylonians who ravaged the land and murdered the people. The great city that once thrived with the people of God and the glorious worship of the true and living God was now a miserable shell of its former glory. All the survivors of the invasion were carried away captive to Babylon, and the city was now sitting solitary. She is as a widow weeping and mourning for the loss of her loved one.
For this, Jeremiah the weeping prophet was weeping. He lamented over the tragedy that Judah had suffered. He speaks on behalf of the nation, and cries "for these things I weep; mine eye runneth down with water" (Lamentations 1:16). He felt abandoned by God, bereft of comfort, for the enemies of Judah had swept through them and made them desolate. And so he cried unto the Lord, to come, behold their sorrow and hear the distresses of His people, to show mercy and comfort them.
But yet amidst the sorrow, Jeremiah knows that the judgment of the Lord is justified. God had every right to send these afflictions upon them, for they had sinned despite the repeated warnings from God. He acknowledged that "the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions" (Lamentations 1:5), and that "the LORD is righteous; for I (Judah) have rebelled against his commandment" (Lamentations 1:18). Thus whilst he sorrowed for the affliction that they were going through, his lamentation was more so for the sins and transgressions that they had so wantonly committed.
Furthermore, Jeremiah’s concern was for the glory of the Lord. The enemies of Jerusalem were prospering. They had magnified themselves and were mocking her. And so in the final chapter, Lamentations 5, Jeremiah calls upon the Lord to remember them, to see the reproach that has come upon them. He pleads for the Lord to turn back to them, that they too will turn back to the Lord. Indeed, it is a terrible thing to experience the wrath of God. Daily we ought to thank God for His mercies and grace, that he has withheld punishment from us, and instead bestowed blessings.
Thought: It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed!
Prayer: Lord I thank You for Your mercies and grace upon my life. Help me never to take it for granted and rebel against You like Jerusalem.
Posted in Teens RPG