There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and chapters 1, 2 and 4 have 22 verses eacha verse for each of the 22 letters. (2) It is good for a man to bear the yoke. And its important that we keep this on the forefront of our mind. Regardless of how often you rely on Gods compassion, there will be more for you tomorrow. First, their own efforts on behalf of themselves; and secondly, the appeal to their fellows. The Lamentation (c. 1304 - 1306) by Giotto di Bondone is from the proto-Renaissance art period, which portrays more three-dimensionality and volume in its subject matter compared to how Christian art was painted, flat and two-dimensional, in the preceding Byzantine period. II. Harrison, R. K. Brand. We can only hope for that which is felt to be possible and reasonable. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Rather, this is an opportunity to return to God even after we screw up. View Chuck Swindoll's chart of Lamentations. Get time, if it be only a few moments, for meditation before you speak to God, and you will find a freshness in your thought of Him which will certainly inspire and help your supplications. There we are before the throne of God by anticipation, that throne before which the man found without the wedding-garment, when questioned why he has it not, is speechless. I pray that I could absorb all that, live it and teach it. A living man! And one day, because of Christs restorative work, the city that was destroyed 2,500 years ago will come down out of heaven, restored and remade, in glory and beauty (Revelation 21:2, 1011). Its his faithfulness to his promise that allows us to receive his mercies. We thank You that Your love and mercy, Your grace and compassion, Your strength and your peace are new every morning. b. Lord, You have pleaded the case for my soul: From formerly feeling forsaken, Jeremiah rested in the confidence that God was his advocate. King James Version. b. It is to this that our blessed Saviour invites us when He says, "Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me." Life, when regarded as the seedtime of eternity, must appear to be so enormous in value that its sternest and most aggravated sorrows dwindle away into comparative nothingness. From my sighing, my cry for help: He dared not even to complain, nor to cry, nor to pray aloud: he was obliged to whisper his prayer to God. Steve Lawson - Dissecting Jesus 2023 Insight for Living Ministries. b. I called on your name, O LORD: Even from the pit Jeremiah knew he could call upon the LORD, and that God would hear His voice. As Abraham said of God, shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? VI. II. 3"The Lamentations of Jeremiah," in vol. But it is not a joyful and pleasant thing to consider closely our own way, and see how we have behaved ourselves towards our good and gracious Father who is on high. To every mourner we may say, on the authority of God, Fear not! Do you not sometimes come from the place of prayer with the guilty consciousness that you have not prayed. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Introduction to the Book of Lamentations - Targuman