Lamentations 1:1 — Prelude – Grief vs Joy
Lamentations 1:1 — Prelude – Grief vs Joy
3 STARK CONTRASTS BETWEEN SPIRITUAL GRIEF AND SPIRITUAL JOY
Lamentations 1:2-22 — First Dirge – Sorrows Without Comfort
Lamentations 1:2-22 — First Dirge – Sorrows Without Comfort
JERUSALEM LIES DEVASTATED WITH NO ONE TO COMFORT
Lamentations 2:1-22 — Second Dirge – God’s All-Consuming Anger Poured Out Upon Jerusalem – Mourning and Moaning
Lamentations 2:1-22 — Second Dirge – God’s All-Consuming Anger Poured Out Upon Jerusalem – Mourning and Moaning
THE DAY OF THE LORD’S ANGER CONSUMES JERUSALEM WITH TOTAL DESTRUCTION
Lamentations 3:1-66 — Third Dirge – Rekindling of Hope
Lamentations 3:1-66 — Third Dirge – Rekindling of Hope
THE JOURNEY FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE HINGES ON THE CHARACTER OF GOD – HIS LOVINGKINDNESS, COMPASSION AND FAITHFULNESS
Lamentations 4:1-22 — Fourth Dirge – Angry Judgment
Lamentations 4:1-22 — Fourth Dirge – Angry Judgment
THE ANGER OF THE LORD HAS PUNISHED HIS PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR SIN – TRANSFORMING THEIR FORMER GLORY INTO DEVASTATION – AND THIS WRATH WILL FALL UPON THEIR GLOATING ENEMIES AS WELL
Lamentations 5:1-22 — Fifth Dirge – Appeal for Restoration
Lamentations 5:1-22 — Fifth Dirge – Appeal for Restoration
THE LORD’S UNCHANGING DOMINION AND PROMISE OF ULTIMATE RESTORATION SHOULD GIVE HOPE EVEN IN THE MIDST OF DESOLATION AS WE CONTINUE TO APPEAL TO HIS MERCY