Study 1 From the Book of
Lamentations is: Lamentations 1
Verses 1-11 depict the
covenant people in the guise of a widow.
The second half of the chapter is a lament by the desolate widow
herself.
1.
What
ingredients make up Jerusalem’s cup of sorrow, e.g., loneliness, bereavement,
reversal of fortune, etc.? Make a list of them. How and why had Jerusalem come
to such a pass? See especially verse 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20; and cf. Heb.
10:29-31; Lv. 26:27-33.
2.
Do
you find any note of resentment in this complaint? ‘The sense of tragedy is
heightened by the recognition that it was avoidable.’ What is commendable in
the attitude of this chapter? Note verse 18, and cf. Ps. 51: 3, 4; Dn. 9:6-8;
Rom. 3: 4-6.
Notes
1.
Verse
2. ‘Lovers… friend’s i.e., neighboring peoples with whom the had sought
alliance. Cf. Je. 30:14
2.
Verse
6. ‘Her princes…’: cf. Je. 39:4, 5.
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