Tag: lament
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Our Lament and Weeping -4- unless You have completely rejected us
We began by outlining his Lament over Jerusalem and continued with Judgment on Jerusalem and Hope through God’s Mercy, where Jeremiah pleas for mercy based on his own suffering. After the four elegies he described the suffering of God’s people. Terrors of the Besieged City Judah refused to listen to God’s warnings through Jeremiah and…
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Our Lament and Weeping -2- Judgment
Previously, we asked of Jeremiah’s lament for Jerusalem, “For what hope have any who have turned against the Lord?” He has just said, “For my groans are many, and I am sick at heart. – Lamentations 1:22b And now his elegy will address a just judgment on Jerusalem by the Lord. Judgment on Jerusalem Lamentations…
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Our Lament and Weeping
Have you ever considered the connection between Jeremiah’s two books or the cause of our lament and weeping?
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Reflections: Jerusalem – a city of sacrifice
[ Lament over Jerusalem ] “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! – words of Christ Jesus – Mathew 23:37 The Temple of…
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Redeemer
How much, O Lord, must I suffer from the coldness of hardened hearts, the darkness of this world of sin, and the hatred of those I love? O Lord, our Redeemer, our days are short and our witness of Your Kingdom falls on deaf ears of unrepentant souls. Why does the one who…
