The destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587
BC is the likely setting for the book of Lamentations.
This was the most traumatic event in Old Testament history, as
Israel faced extreme human suffering, the destruction of the
ancient city, national humiliation, and the undermining of all that
was thought to be divinely guaranteed, such as the Davidic
monarchy, the city of ...
The church desperately needs to recover the practice of lament.
But what exactly are we asking for?
The call for lament echoes throughout the pages of Scripture.
This ever-present genre shaped the lives of ancient communities,
and it should shape the practices of churches today. And yet
contemporary Christian communities often don't ...
Edited by Dean O. Wenthe General Editor Thomas C. Oden
Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four
decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587
B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the
apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later
authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen,
Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on
Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria ...
The prophetic ministry of Jeremiah, described in the Old
Testament books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, took place during a
time of chaos and tragedy for the people of Israel: the fall of
Jerusalem, the destruction of the temple, and the exile to Babylon.
Yet, in the midst of this loss and in hope of the restoration of
God's people, Jeremiah is able to declare: "The steadfast love of
the Lord never ...
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When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week
exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure,
depressing Old Testament book ...
Despite the themes of doom and destruction, the primary message
of Jeremiah is one of the love and grace of a God who never gives
up on those he has called to be his own. The prophet's life is
characterized by suffering, but he points to a new beginning, a new
covenant and a new hope, eventually made possible through the
unique Suffering Servant. Lamentations powerfully expresses
personal and national ...
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The Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry carry themselves
differently from those of the Pentateuch, the histories or the
prophets. The divine voice does not peal from Sinai, there are no
narratives carried along by prophetic interpretation nor are
oracles declaimed by a prophet. Here Scripture often ...
Edited by Dean O. Wenthe General Editor Thomas C. Oden
Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four
decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587
B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the
apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later
authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen,
Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on
Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria ...