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Jeremiah and Lamentations: Babylonian Crisis

  1. Lesson One
    The Prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1–6, 26–29, 35–38)
    19 Activities
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    4 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Jeremiah: Idolatry and Anguish (Jeremiah 39–51)
    20 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Jeremiah: Shame and Dignity (Jeremiah 7–20)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Jeremiah: A Future Hope (Jeremiah 21–25, 30–34)
    21 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Lamentations
    21 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

Just as the Psalms use both communal and individual laments, Lamentations 3 introduces the perspective of an afflicted individual in the midst of several communal laments. This chapter alone speaks in the first person. The personality behind the voice is sometimes referred to as the “afflicted” or “valiant” man of Lamentations. 

Read Lamentations 3.

Dr. Robin Parry suggests that the first 18 verses of chapter 3 may have been a prayer that Jesus prayed while on the cross. 

  1. What are some of the connections that might be made between the plight of this “afflicted” one and Jesus on the cross in the New Testament
Lamentations 3 and Jesus

Some of the similarities between this “afflicted” figure in Lamentations 3 and Jesus in the New Testament are outlined below.

Afflicted One Christ
He embodies the suffering of Jerusalem He embodies the suffering of Jerusalem (and humanity)
In the pit (metaphorically) In the pit (literally)
Redeemed from the pit Raised from the dead and the pit
His redemption is a sign of hope for Israel His redemption is a sign of hope for Israel (and the world)
His enemies still plot against him His enemies still fight against him
The final defeat of his enemies is coming in the future The final defeat of his enemies is coming in the future

Reference: Robin Parry, Lamentations, 2010, pp. 185-186.