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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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Lament means to cry out in grief. Nehemiah was so grieved by the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, all he could do was weep. The book was given the title of Lamentations to express Nehemiah’s mournful heart. This expresses a realistic view of life because we are all mournful of something. If we had a chance for a do over, most of us would make better choices. As we look at our world today and see how society has forsaken God, we know He is saying, “People, return to Me”.
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Jeremiah was laminating over the distraction of the temple and the disobedience of the Israelites
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Jeremiah was broken-hearted because of the way Israel rejected God and were being punished for doing so. The book teaches us that if we reject God, destruction or God’s judgment will come.
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It speaks to the suffering of God’s people in Israel under their captors. The prophet Jeremiah is literally lamenting what had become of Israel because of their disobedience.
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*typo: …God’s people, Israel under their captors
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Because Jeremiah was lamenting or crying over the destruction of the temple and that Israel had been taken into captivity. This was truly a time to cry because of the fate that overcame Israel because of her breaking of her covenant with God.