Tag: Lamentations
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Experiencing sorrow
It has been several years since I have read in Lamentations and it has never really made any sense to me before. This time I feel like I can understand the sentiments of sorrow and feeling utterly forsaken and bereft. I wonder if it is necessary to experience those things in some form to fully…
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Jeremiah
I had often wondered why Jeremiah wasn’t killed at the time of Lehi like other prophets apparently were and like the people planned to do with Lehi before he fled. My best guess is that it was because Jeremiah had already been a recognized prophet under Josiah before the people returned to wickedness and he…
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7 November 2012
Lamentations 4 – 5 If the United States is comparable to the ancient city of Jerusalem then we can expect the consequences of our choosing a path of wickedness will lead to greater destruction than others choosing similar paths.
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6 November 2012
Lamentations 3 This seems very appropriate today with the unfortunate outcome of our elections. I feel the same type of sorrow as Jeremiah expresses here of faith even in the midst of tribulation and opposition but also of sorrow from the weight of those challenges.
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5 November 2012
Lamentations 1 – 2 Jeremiah may have prophesied all the judgments against Jerusalem but he did not desire that she should be afflicted. What he wanted was that she should be righteous.