LAMENTATIONS: NOT FORSAKEN

Sunday we’ll look at the fourth poem in the book of Lamentations. This poem again speaks of the devastation that Judah is experiencing, especially the starvation of the people. What makes this poem unique is that it addresses God’s undermining of key institutions of society: temple, princes, children, and religious leaders. It doesn’t take much for Judah to shift their hope from God to these institutions. It raises the question of the psalmist, “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
 
The poem ends with a warning to Edom, one of the nation's that joined Babylon in attacking Judah, that the cup of God’s wrath is coming to them next. While Judah has experienced God’s correction, they will be restored, while Edom - and by extension all who attacked Judah - will face God’s wrath. 
 
Sunday is Palm Sunday. This text fits well because while God dethrones the shepherds (princes, priests, and prophets), Jeremiah prophecies that God will give them a new Shepherd who will care for them. So, come Sunday and consider God’s faithfulness in Christ!