Lamentations - The subject-matter of this short book certainly reflects the lifetime of Jeremiah to whom the Lamentations have traditionally been ascribed. Chapters 1, 2 and 4 take the form of a dirge for the dead and were written in Palestine after the fall of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.
However, the conscious literary forms seem foreign to the direct sincerity of Jeremiah in his prophecies and the poems contain judgments which contradict some of his decided views. The book remains a classic of repentance with a striking pathos.
This short collection testifies to the enduring reputation of Jeremiah Commended under the name of Baruch. It actually contains a prayer, a 'wisdom' poem, a prophetic passage and a letter setting out the argument against idolatry. The letter is of the Greek period; the other sections are difficult to date and may be as late as the 2nd or 1st century B.C.
BARUCH - (1) Baruch and the Jews in Babylon - Chapter 1 - (2) The Prayer of the Exiles - Confession of sins - The prayer - Chapter 2 to 3 - (3) Wisdom. The Prerogative of Israel - Chapter 3 to 4 - The Complaints and Hopes of Jerusalem - Chapter 4 to 5 - (4) The Letter of Jeremiah - Chapter 6 -
In summary : Jeremiah's five poems of lament over fallen Jerusalem.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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