Lamentations 2:1-22 Greif & Grievance
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Lamentations 2:1-22 Greif & Grievance
What kind of spiritual leader do you like?
a) one who tells me what I want to hear b) one who teaches about all faiths and accepts all people c) one who only teaches about God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness d) one who doesn’t make me feel guilty about my sin e) one who is inspirational, not transformational f) one who is cool and caught up to modern times g) one who is fire and brimstone and teaches about God’s holiness and justice h) one who teaches God’s truth with God’s love
What kind of spiritual leader does today’s world gravitate to? Why?
What is the toughest description of how God’s anger affected God’s people?
a) The LORD destroyed every home in Israel. (2)
b) All the strength of Israel vanished. (3)
c) The fury of God was poured out like fire on beautiful Jerusalem. (4)
d) The LORD vanquished Israel like an enemy. (5)
e) He brought unending sorrow and tears upon beautiful Jerusalem. (5)
f) He broke down His Temple. (6)
g) The LORD blotted out all memory of holy festivals and Sabbath days. (6)
g) The LORD rejected his own altar and despised His own sanctuary. (7)
e) He destroyed Jerusalem without mercy. (17)
Have you ever been angry at God because He allowed something you hated?
What is the most difficult event the inhabitants in Jerusalem face?
a) Her kings and priests have been exiled to distant lands. (9)
b) Her prophets receive no more visions from the LORD. (9)
c) Her leaders sit on the ground in silence. (10)
d) Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets. (11)
e) Mothers eat their own children. (20)
f) Priests and prophets are being killed in the LORD’s Temple. (20)
Do you think our nation will ever experience this? Why?
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Lamentations 2:1- 22 Greif & Grievance
What is the toughest part of verse 9?
a) When Jerusalem’s gates sunk to the ground, it replaced security and protection with anxiety and fear. b) When Jerusalem’s kings and princes were exiled, it replaced influence and clarity with confusion and chaos. c) When Jerusalem’s law ceased to exist, it replaced stability and peace with anarchy and injustice. d) When Jerusalem’s prophets stop receiving visions from the LORD, it replaced direction and blessing with wrath and unbelief.
Is there anything in your life where you are making a bad trade? Explain.
Which quote is your favorite quote? Why?
a) God’s wrath is not an uncontrollable rage, but a response to sin. RC Sproul b) In God’s wrath, we see the depth of His commitment to justice and righteousness. Tim Keller c) The severity of God’s wrath highlights the seriousness of sin and the need for redemption. AW Tozer d) The greatness of God’s wrath is matched only by the greatness of His mercy. John Piper e) God’s wrath is a warning to turn away from sin and embrace grace. Charles Spurgeon f) God’s wrath is not some random punishment; it is the consequence of rejecting His love. Max Lucado
Which words in these quotes capture your soul? Why?
Do any of these ideas point to Jesus Christ and the Savior?
What is your favorite lesson we can learn from in his passage?
a) Sin unleashes God’s wrath and casts a dark shadow anger. (1) b) No one in their strength can stand up to God’s anger. (3) c) Our place of worship is not as important as our priority of worship. (7) d) Sorrow and grief does not mean that we do not have faith. (11) e) We must never trust our own leadership, resources, or intelligence more than God. (14)
