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Jeremiah and Lamentations: Babylonian Crisis
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Lesson OneThe Prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1–6, 26–29, 35–38)19 Activities|4 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Jeremiah 1–6, 26–29, 35–38
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In | A Symbol for Jeremiah
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In | Workbook: Jeremiah's Calling
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In | Introduction of Jeremiah
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In | Jeremiah's Calling and God's Word
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In | A Burning Heart and His Audience, Part 2
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In | Jeremiah's Opposition and Legacy
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In | A City Like Topheth, Part 2
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In | Symbolic Actions in Jeremiah
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In | The "Weeping Prophet"
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In | Workbook: Calls to Repentance
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Behind | Symbolic Language: The Almond Branch
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Behind | Kings and Deportations
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In Front | The Treason of Following God
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In Front | Workbook: The Treason of Following God
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In Front | Things Are Not as They Seem
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In Front | Workbook: Things Are Not as They Seem
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoJeremiah: Idolatry and Anguish (Jeremiah 39–51)20 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Jeremiah 39–51
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In | The Song of Moses and Jeremiah, Part 1
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In | Workbook: The Song of Moses and Jeremiah
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In | Jeremiah: Idolatry and Anguish
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In | The Song of Moses and Jeremiah, Part 2
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In | Insincere Worship
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In | Workbook: Unfaithful Sisters - Israel and Judah, Part 1
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In | Unfaithful Sisters - Israel and Judah, Part 2
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In | Accusation and Anguish in Jeremiah 4-6, Part 1
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In | Accusation and Anguish in Jeremiah 4-6, Part 2
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In | Accusation and Anguish in Jeremiah 4-6, Part 3
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Behind | Onsite: In the Potter's House
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Behind | 360 View: Lessons from Jeremiah in the Potter's House
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Behind | The Allure of Egypt
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Behind | Elephantine
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Behind | iMap: A Map of Rebellion
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In Front | Jeremiah and Solzhenitsyn
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In Front | Workbook: Reflecting on Modern Day Idols
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeJeremiah: Shame and Dignity (Jeremiah 7–20)21 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Jeremiah 7–20
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In | Two Clay Pots Judged, Part 2
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In | Workbook: Shame in Jeremiah
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In | Jeremiah: Shame and Innocence
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In | Workbook: Two Patterns of Shame
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In | Workbook: Lament in Jeremiah
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In | Israel's Shame and Exile
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In | Workbook: Drama and Theater in Jeremiah
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In | Imaginary Audiences in Jeremiah
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Behind | Cisterns
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Behind | Onsite: Jeremiah's Cisterns
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Behind | The Pain and Shame of Exile, Part 1
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Behind | The Pain and Shame of Exile, Part 2
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Behind | The Traffic of Babylonian Exile
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Behind | Babylonian Invasion
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Behind | iMap: Babylonian Invasion
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In Front | A Bigger Gospel
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In Front | Jesus the Redeemer of Our Shame
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In Front | Workbook: Dignity and the Image of God
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FourJeremiah: A Future Hope (Jeremiah 21–25, 30–34)21 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Jeremiah 21–25, 30–34
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In | Sealed and Unsealed, Part 2
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In | False Shepherds and a Predictable End
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In | New Beginning
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In | Workbook: Renewal of Jerusalem, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Renewal of Jerusalem, Part 2
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Behind | Onsite: Zedekiah's Final Escape - Following the Last King's Footsteps
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Behind | 360 View: The Pride of Edom
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Behind | The Final Flourishing of the Philistines: Dr. Seymour Gitin
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Behind | Scribes and Scrolls
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Behind | Words Inscribed on Hearts
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Behind | Fear Not!
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In Front | Leadership
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In Front | Hope
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In Front | Prophets, Messiah and Apostles
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In Front | Further New Testament Connections
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In Front | Hope and a Word of Warning
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In Front | Workbook: Reflecting on God's Judgment
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Jeremiah
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FiveLamentations21 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Lamentations
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In | Lamentations in Context, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Lamentations in Context
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In | Lamentations in Context, Part 2
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In | The Acrostic of Lamentations
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In | Workbook: Acrostics and Their Values
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In | Workbook: Lamentations 3 and Jesus
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In | The Unthinkable Thought, Part 1
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In | The Unthinkable Thought, Part 2
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In | Workbook: The Unthinkable Thought
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Behind | Lamentations for City Destruction
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Behind | Mourning
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Behind | The Lament of Ur
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Behind | Workbook: The Lament of Ur
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In Front | Workbook: Fate and Relationality
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In Front | Hope?
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In Front | Workbook: Thinking the Unthinkable Thought
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In Front | Workbook: Write an Acrostic Lament
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Lamentations
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Wrap-Up
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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Lesson 5, Activity 11
In | Workbook: The Unthinkable Thought
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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
In this somewhat stomach-turning correspondence between the curses of Deuteronomy 28 and the situation in Lamentations, we can see that God is doing in this moment what He promised He would do back in the time of Moses. God hasn’t walked away from His people, but rather, He is judging His people for disobedience. They are still His people.
The upside to all the miseries of the book of Lamentations is that they do not have to think the Unthinkable Thought. There is still hope because God is still their God. If they return to Him, and obey His voice, the blessings from the first part of Deuteronomy 28 will be experienced again.
- Read Deuteronomy 28:1-6. What language from this Scripture would have been most encouraging to those who experienced the fall of Judah and Jerusalem, and were now in exile? Explain your answer in your workbook. (Highlight phrases in YouVersion or in your workbook.)