UNDERSTANDING LAMENTATIONS | VITAL STATISTICS

0. Introduction

a) The Bible Book Introductions are divided into 4 parts (Overview, Vital Statistics, Blueprint, Mega-themes) for easy-to-understand.

1. Vital Statistics

@1. Purpose:

a) To teach people that to disobey God is to invite disaster, and to show that God suffers when his people suffer.

@2. Author:

a) Jeremiah.

@3. Date Written:

a) Soon after the falloff Jerusalem.

@4. Setting:

a) Jerusalem had been destroyed by Babylon and her people killed, tortured, or taken captive.

@5. Key Verse:

a) ¹¹ My eyes fail with tears, My heart is troubled; My bile is poured on the ground, Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the children and the infants, Faint in the streets of the city. (Lamentations 2:11 NKJV)

@6. Key People:

a) Jeremiah, the people of Jerusalem.

@7. Key Places:

a) Jerusalem.

@8. Special Features:

a) Three strands of Hebrew thought meet in Lamentations -prophecy, ritual, and wisdom. Lamentations is written in the rhythm and style of ancient Jewish funeral songs or chants. It contains five poems corresponding to the five chapters.