Bible Engagement Wk 21
Day 6
Part of Roots
June 8, 2025

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“But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.” —Micah 7:7 (ESV)

Bible Engagement: Week 21, Divided Kingdom

Book of Lamentations
Author: probably the prophet Jeremiah
Audience: the Jewish people who witnessed the fall of Jerusalem
Genre: Hebrew acrostic poetry
When: around 586 B.C.
Why: express the grief of the fall of Jerusalem and confirm that God’s warnings of judgement did come to pass

Tier 1: Lamentations 3; Psalm 42
Tier 2: Lamentations 1-5
Tier 3: Lamentations 1-5

Tier 1 Questions

  1. Each chapter of Lamentations is a poem probably written by Jeremiah, often called the weeping prophet. How does the first part of Lamentations 3 describe the state of Israel and the people of Jerusalem?

• How does Lamentations 3:22-30 describe God’s nature?

Tiers 2-3 Questions

  1. Each chapter of Lamentations is a poem probably written by Jeremiah, often called the weeping prophet. What does Lamentations lament or grieve?

• How does the first part of Lamentations 3 describe the state of Israel and the people of Jerusalem?

• How does Lamentations 3:22-30 describe God’s nature?

Application

  1. In the book of Lamentations, Jeremiah mourns over the judgement brought by sin, yet He cries out to God with hope. Over what sin or judgement in your own life or others is God calling you to mourn? Take a few minutes to pray a prayer of lament.

  2. What about God’s nature can you focus on with hope?