Lamentations: THE FIVE chapters of Lamentations are a series of five poems penned by Jeremiah the prophet to express his deep grief over the destruction of Jerusalem and the slaughter of his countrymen by the Babylonian armies in 588 BC. The poems in four of the five chapters consist of 22 verses each. For 40 years the prophet had urged the people to heed the word of God and spare themselves the terrible fate that awaited them. He himself went through the siege of Jerusalem, and saw the famine, the slaughter, and the destruction. The beautiful temple, erected by Solomon centuries before, was given to the flames. The walls of the city, and of its stately palaces, public buildings, and sanctuary, were thrown down and made a pile of rubble. Nevertheless, in all his grief the prophet could write: “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassion fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, said my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.” Lamentations 3: 22-26. “The Lord will not cast off forever: but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He does not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.” Verses 31-33. The prophet continued to work for his people, saying: “Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.” Lamentations 3: 40.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:27:22 +0000
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