Book Of Lamentations Flashcards
What are the special circumstances?
Jeremiah tells the people to surrender to king Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar saw Jeremiah as an ally
Orders Jeremiah not to be harmed in places him outside the city on a hill
Jeremiah wrote the book as he watch the city being destroyed
Acrostic poetry is used for the five chapters in this book. What are those topics?
Chapter 1: the city
Outside view
Chapter 2: the wrath of God
Inside view
Chapter 3: the compassion of God
Upward view
Chapter 4: the sins of all classes
Overall view
Chapter 5: the prayer
Future view
What is the message of the book?
There are consequences for sin. There is restoration after judgment.
God is a compassionate God. Unchanging nature of God. What does this Lamentation show us as it explains the acrostic poetry?
Builds to a climax and then tapers off and ends back where he started. The center is the main point. The compassion of God.
