by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: 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 MERCYINTRODUCTION:Deliverance and restoration have not yet arrived. The prophet continues to be burdened with...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: 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 WELLINTRODUCTION:God is always justified and righteous in His judgments. Here we...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE JOURNEY FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE HINGES ON THE CHARACTER OF GOD – HIS LOVINGKINDNESS, COMPASSION AND FAITHFULNESSINTRODUCTION: Everyone faces situations of suffering, grief, and trial. It is important to remember that this context in Lamentations arises from...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE DAY OF THE LORD’S ANGER CONSUMES JERUSALEM WITH TOTAL DESTRUCTIONINTRODUCTION: This chapter should be a wake-up call to those who minimize or overlook the extent and severity of God’s wrath. Sin must be taken seriously. If God would so fiercely...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: JERUSALEM LIES DEVASTATED WITH NO ONE TO COMFORTThis is one of the darkest chapters in all of Scripture. You can find a few glimmers of hope – but for the most part this is a picture of sorrows without comfort. The repeated refrain says it all: “There is no...
by Paul Apple | Apr 18, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: 3 STARK CONTRASTS BETWEEN SPIRITUAL GRIEF AND SPIRITUAL JOYINTRODUCTION: This passage should remind us of the riches we enjoy in union with our Lord Jesus Christ. The heart of the OT prophet was broken as he surveyed the landscape of the devastated former...
