Sunday 16th February 2025 – Lindsay Wilson
Read: Lamentations 3
Verses 1-18: Suffering
Dwelling in darkness (3:1-6)
Movement restricted (3:7-9)
Traps and dangers (3:10-18)
Verses 19-21: The transition from despair to hope
Verses 22-24: An affirmation of trust
Verses 25-39: General wise advice
How the sufferer should posture himself before God (3:25-30)
The reason the sufferer can hope: God’s loving kindness (3:31-33)
The Lord sees injustice and is behind the punishment of sin (3:34-39)
Verses 40-41: A call for corporate repentance
Verses 42-47: Corporate lament
Verses 48-51: Weeping at the suffering of his city
Verses 52-66: Weeping for his own suffering
Hunted by enemies and death seemed inevitable (3:52-54)
He called on God and was rescued (3:55-58)
God knows all the evils committed, and is called on to judge (3:59-63)
God will punish his enemies (3:64-66)
Lament and hope