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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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Because it was referring to Jeremiah’s lament. The destruction of Jerusalem.
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Lamentations is about our feelings of sadness over the destruction of Israel and how broken hearted Jeremiah was for this to have happened. The loss and pain and grieving of such things really is a hard to watch as we don’t understand all that happens, and there is no difference. We cry out and want it to go away.
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Lamentations is about a broken hearted prophet. Jeremiah was lament over the destruction of Israel. When something we love is destroyed we are sad over it. We grieve.
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Lamentations records the the lament of a brokenhearted prophet.
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Jeremiah’s “lament” over the Israelites is recorded in the book of Lamentations. The Israelites were being disobedient and the story of those consequences is the story of Lamentations. Each day we are disobedient and each day we feel the consequences of that sin. Thank You Lord for being so understanding with such a flawed people!