Lamentations

Lamentations 

Summary:  The city you have loved has been burned, rampaged and the people carried off. The King has been captured and you sit watching the embers of the Temple burn. The great army of Babylon lead by Nebuchadnezzar has crushed Israel leaving Jeremiah the prophet Lamenting over the lost. Known already as the weeping prophet this does nothing to take away from that nick name. Still there is a time to mourn loss and this would be one of them.     

Things I Noticed:

1. Jerusalem sinned grievously; therefore she became filthy; all who honored her despise her for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns her face away. She took no thought for her future. (This reminds me of where America is today)
2. Your prophets (economic forecasters) have seen you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading. 

3. The Lord has done what he purposed; he has carried out his word
4. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
5. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul "therefore I will hope in him."
6. (God) will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
7. Is it not form the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come.
8. Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven.
9. Our fathers sinned, and are no more; and we bear their iniquities.

Next we take a look at the honorable Philemon. The concept of grace and mercy over a run away slave who is returning to his master and Paul's plea. Continuing through the sorrow found in the depths of the books of wisdom we shall move on to Ecclesiastes. Till then, Read up, Post up, and Shalom.