Lamentations (Program #3) – The Third Lamentations (2)
The prophet Jeremiah in the Old Testament had much to be sorrowful for. For all around him is God’s judgment. This judgment fell upon God’s people Israel because of their degradation and their unfaithfulness. It also fell upon the nations that surrounded Israel for opposing God’s people and His purpose. And finally God’s judgment fell upon the prophet himself, not so much for his own failures and sins but rather because the prophet Jeremiah properly identified with his people Israel and thereby shared in their judgment. It was these sufferings that brought him to pour out his heart and soul to Jehovah in the short book called Lamentations. But in so doing, we see some wonderful passages that can be immense help to those of us in the New Testament economy. For Jeremiah learned to practice three marvelous things that sustain him and likewise can sustain us. We will look at these three in today’s program.
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