Lamentations 1:1-22

JEREMIAH WEEPS IN THE DARKNESS LAMENTATIONS _ROY ROHU_ ABOUT LAMENTATIONS We call this book Lamentations because it is a collection of sad poems. The five poems are about *Jerusalem. God wanted his people to take care of *Jerusalem and the special house in it. That house was the *temple. God wa... [ Continue Reading ]

Lamentations 1:2

• Many people used to come to *Jerusalem. They do not come any more. God wants to make the people sorry. And he wants to make them turn back to himself. God is able to take our friends away from us if it will affect us like that. • Compare this verse to Jeremiah 9:1. V3 The enemy has taken the peo... [ Continue Reading ]

Lamentations 1:5

• If we allow our *sins to rule us, God is able to allow other enemies to rule us also. • Where there are no children, there is no future. • The *Lord is a judge who always does the right thing. See Jeremiah 30:14. V6 The city of Zion (*Jerusalem) has lost its greatness. Its leaders have become l... [ Continue Reading ]

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