The Book of Lamentations Chapter 3 and 4
I.
Lamentations Chapter 3 Outline:
1.
The prophet proclaim sadly of the bitterness of
God’s anger (3:1-20)
a.
The rod of His wrath attacked me and made me
encountered afflictions. (3:1-4)
b.
He has besieged me and
surrounded me with bitterness and woe. (3:5-7)
c.
Even when I cry and
shout, He shuts out my prayer. (3:8-9)
d.
Torn me up as a bear or lion would, and His
arrow pierced my loin. (3:10-14)
e.
He has filled me with bitterness, and covered me
with ashes. (3:15-17)
f.
My strength and my hope have perished from the
Lord. (3:18-20)
2.
God’s mercy gave hope (3:21-39)
a.
Because God’s mercy and compassions fail not.
(3:21-24)
b.
God is good to those who wait and hope for Him.
(3:25-30)
c.
The Lord will not cast off forever, He will not
cause affliction and grieve. (3:31-33)
d.
The Lord does not approve of those who turn
aside justice. (3:34-36)
e.
Why should a living
man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? (3:37-39)
3.
Repent and return to God (3:40-47)
a.
Search out and exam our ways, and turn back to
the Lord sincerely. (3:40-41)
b.
Our transgression you have not pardoned, and the prayer should not pass through. (3:42-44)
c.
You have made us an offscouring in the midst of
the peoples. All our enemies have opened
their mouths against us. (3:45-47)
4.
The sorrow and pain of the punishment of sin
(3:48-54)
a.
My eyes overflow with rivers of water for the
destruction of the daughter of my people. (3:48-51)
b.
My enemies without cause hunted me down.
(3:52-53)
c.
The waters flowed over my head; I said, "I
am cut off!” (3:54)
5.
Cry for the Lord’s help and carry out revenge
(3:55-66)
a.
Cry for your salvation, and judge my case.
(3:55-59)
b.
See their vengeance and schemes against me.
(3:60)
c.
Hear their reproach against me. (3:61-63)
d.
Repay them according to the work of their hand,
and may your curse be upon them. (3:64-66)
II.
Lamentations Chapter 4 Outline:
1.
The glory of Jerusalem in the past, and the current
situation (4:1-10)
a.
The gold has become dim, and the precious sons
of Zion are
regarded as clay pots. (4:1-2)
b.
The daughter is cruel; the young children ask
for bread, but no one breaks it for them. (4:3-4)
c.
Those who ate
delicacies are desolate in the streets and embrace ash heaps. (4:5-6)
d.
Her Nazarites were
brighter than snow, now their appearance is blacker than soot. (4:7-8)
e.
Those slain by the
sword are better off than those who die of hunger. (4:9)
f.
The hands of the
compassionate women have cooked their own children. (4:10)
2.
The prophet and the priest should be responsible
for the sin (4:11-16)
a.
The LORD has poured out His fierce anger. He
kindled a fire in Zion,
and it has devoured its foundations. ()
b.
The enemy entered the gates of Jerusalem. (4:12)
c.
Because of the sins of her prophets and the
iniquities of her priests, Who shed in her midst The
blood of the just. (4:13-15)
d.
The Lord scattered them and no longer regards
them. (4:16)
3.
The failure of relying on man’s help (4:17-20)
a.
In our watching, we watched for a nation that
could not save us. ()
b.
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the
heavens. (4:18-19)
c.
The anointed of the Lord was caught. (4:20)
4.
The punishment of Edom (4:21-22)
a.
The punishment of Zion’s iniquity is accomplished and will no
longer be send into captivity. ()
b.
Edom will be punished because of
its iniquity. (4:22)
