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Why was the book of Lamentations given that title? In what way does this express a realistic view of life?
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It is Jeremiah’s sadness over the destruction of his people. We do lament when there is separation from God in our lives.
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It demonstrates Jeremiah’s intense anguish over the people of God. It gives us an image of how sin corrupts and destroys us.
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It is about Jeremiah’s lament over the destruction of Jerusalem. Life is filled with great sorry and grief…it is a part of how sin has affected us and separated us from God, who fulfills all of our desires and needs.
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Lamentations was given a title that expresses the “lamenting,” or great sorrow, that Jeremiah expressed after Jerusalem was destroyed.
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It is Jeremiah’s Lament over Gods people