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August 25, 2023 Bible Study — Do We Expose the Sins That Will Lead Those Around Us Into Suffering?

Today, I am reading and commenting on  Lamentations 1-2.

I always struggle with the Book of Lamentations because it seems so unremittingly despondent.   Today I saw something a bit different.  In the middle of lamenting the suffering of the people of Jerusalem, the writer talks about the failure of its prophets to point out their sin and call them to repentance.  So, if like me, you see an echo of what Isaiah and Jeremiah had to say about Israel and Judah in today’s society, then we need to ask ourselves if we are like the prophets to whom the writer refers.  As I read the Old Testament prophets condemning the sins of Israel and Judah, I see  our society committing the same sins, and I see how those sins are destroying our society just as the prophets said they were destroying Israel and Judah.

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August 25, 2022 Bible Study — Calling Our Friends To The Lord Before We Have To Mourn That They Never Knew Him

Today, I am reading and commenting on  Lamentations 1-2.

The prophet, likely Jeremiah, laments the terrible fate of Jerusalem and her people.  He tells us those we counted friend in our sins will abandon us when the price comes due.  We must turn from our sins when we have the opportunity, because the day will come when everything we valued is destroyed.  Listen to the prophets who warn us to turn from our sins rather than to those who tell us what we want to hear, that all is well.  I struggle with this: am I one of those who needs to turn from their sins? Or, am I one of those prophets who fail to expose the sins of others?  Am I failing my friends when I avoid hurting their feelings instead of warning them of the damage they do themselves with their sins?

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

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August 25, 2019 Bible Study — Sorrow Awaits Those Who Turn Away From God

I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Lamentations 1-2.

Here the prophet, generally thought to be Jeremiah, laments the destruction of Jerusalem.  The prophet writes of how beautiful Jerusalem had been and how it has been devastated.  However, he warns everyone that Jerusalem’s devastation resulted from the sins of her people.  They had given no thought to the consequences of their action and lived for the moment; sinning without fear of what would happen later.  They listened to prophets who told them what they wanted to hear rather than those who spoke God’s word.  The people thought that because the Temple was there that God would never allow the city to fall.  They turned from God to make friends with other nations (Note: this does not necessarily mean that it was wrong for them to make friends with those nations.  The wrong was in turning from God to do so).  However, when God brought home the consequences of their sins, none of those nations were willing, or able, to come to their aid.  In all of this Jerusalem, and the Kingdom of Judah, are object lessons for all nations and peoples.  If you turn from God and sin against Him when His judgement comes none will stand by you to offer you aid.

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August 25, 2016 Bible Study — Grieving Over Those Who Suffer God’s Judgment

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Today, I am reading and commenting on Lamentations 1-2.

    I have always struggled to understand the lessons to be learned from the Book of Lamentations. However, there are a few things which come to me as I read this. The author laments the terrible suffering which the people of Jerusalem experienced. He is no less sad because he knows that they brought this suffering on themselves. The only answer for the people of Jerusalem is for them to grieve for their sins and cry out to God. Let us pour out our hearts in grief to God for our sins before we suffer the consequences of our sins and grieve for the suffering those consequences bring.
    Just as the author of Lamentations grieved for the suffering of the people of Jerusalem, we should grieve for the suffering of those around us. We should not rejoice when the wicked receive the consequences of their wicked acts. Instead we should sorrow that anyone should experience such suffering.

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October 29, 2015 Bible Study

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Proverbs 26:20

    This proverb reminds us that gossip is to a quarrel like dry wood is to a fire. If we cut off the supply of gossip, the ill feeling will die down just as a fire will die down if we cut off its supply of wood.

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Psalm 101

    This psalm gives a great list of how we should live our lives.

  • Do not look at anything vile or vulgarHave nothing to do with those who deal crookedly
  • Reject perverse ideas and stay away from everything evil
  • Be intolerant of slander and refuse to be haughty and conceited

And most importantly:

  • Seek out people who are faithful for your companions

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Philemon

    This letter reminds us that it is better to do things because we desire to do good than because we are required to do good. Paul goes so far as to offer payment for any financial loss which Philemon suffered, even though Philemon owes Paul a debt much greater than that. In like manner, when we consider what others owe us, let us remember how much greater is the debt which we owe to God, our Creator and theirs.

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Lamentations 1-2

    This passage recounts the sorrow that awaits for those who rebel against God. But it also contains a hint of the hope they can have if they turn back to God and obey Him once more.