PPT-Jeremiah’s Lamentations

The Backstory of Lamentations But if you will not hear me nor do all my commandments If you despise my laws and contemn my judgments so as not to do those things which are appointed by me and to make void my covenant I also will do these things to you Leviticus 261416 . INTRODUCTION It should be a matter of deep interest for the child of God, in any dispensation, to know that there is One above who notes with compassion all of his sorrows, and is afflicted in all hi Michelangelo, 1512. Jeremiah:. What do you know???. K. INGS. The Kingdom Divides. Assyrian Exile of Israel – 722/21 BC. Judah after Assyrian Exile. Israel and Judah at the time of Jeremiah. Jeremiah Worked for a Long Time. 1:1 – 3:33. A CD of this message will be available (free of charge immediately following today's message. This message will be available via podcast later this week at calvaryokc.com. Michelangelo, "Jeremiah" (Sistine Chapel). 3:34 – 5:22. A CD of this message will be available (free of charge immediately following today's message. This message will be available via podcast later this week at calvaryokc.com. Michelangelo, "Jeremiah" (Sistine Chapel). INTRODUCTION It should be a matter of deep interest for the child of God, in any dispensation, to know that there is One above who notes with compassion all of his sorrows, and is afflicted in all hi JEREMIAH . Zedekiah: A King Fit for the People. Simon Harris. Zedekiah & Jeremiah. Vision of two baskets of figs . . Jer. . 24 . Letter to the captives . Jer. . 29. Sign of the . yokes . Jer. . 27. Sorrow. , . Remorse. , and . Consequences of Sin. Lamentations. The Book of Lamentations was written by Jeremiah 586 B.C.. Lamentations. This book is perhaps the saddest book in the Bible and written after the fall of Jerusalem. Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. . Lamentations 3:23. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. . Lamentations 3:24. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." . 5 Laments. Used in worship. Lamenting the fall of Jerusalem. Lamentations. Some truths . about suffering. Not all suffering is a direct result of sin. Some suffering is a direct result of sin. Many have made a mess of things. lamented with this lamentation over Jerusalem, and said.…”. LAMENTATIONS. LXX Superscription. Structure: 5 chapters = 5 poems. . 1, 2, 4, 5 = 22 verses each. . 3 = 66 verses. . All are acrostics except 5. JEREMIAH: PLOT. Jeremiah is called to prophesy to Judah re their sins & coming judgment. For 40 years Jeremiah foretells what is coming, often paying a high price personally. Judah will be defeated & Jerusalem destroyed. Matthew 5:4. 4. Blessed are those who mourn, . for they shall be comforted.. Matthew . 5:4. _______. . The Perspective. Flipping. = I’m . without. tears. I’m . blessed. = I’m . shedding. JEREMIAH. Backsliding. ~ 13x. JEREMIAH. JEREMIAH. 640 BC. 620 BC. 600 BC. 580 BC. Josiah 640-609 BC. Jehoahaz 609 BC (3 months). Jehoakim 609 -598 BC. Jehoiachin. 598 BC (3 months). Zedekiah 598 586 BC. JEREMIAH THE PROPHET He was son of Hilkiah , one of the priests of Anathoth , in the land of Benjamin, in Judah. He was called to the prophetic office about 627 BC. He was called to be a prophet by God when he was young and a bachelor.