Jan 28 2009
Now About Lamentations
Jerusalem is now occupied by the Babylonians. Lamentations tells about Jewish morale at this time. How it felt to see their city destroyed. Then how the remnant that survived coped with life.
All this came about because of a nations sin, and a failure to put it right. Jeremiah was constantly on their case. He warned them of what would happen. They ignored Jeremiah and their God who had sent him.
It seems that God has almost turned his back on His people the Jews. But God will never be an enemy to His people. He’s just like any father that loves his children. He is angry for a time, corrects them and then a restoration process begins.
More than anyone else Jeremiah is aware of what is happening and why. As he sits and watches these events take place he becomes quite disturbed. Perhaps deep inside he hoped that it wouldn’t have come to this.
