a.
Yahweh Is Sovereign, 5:19.
b.
Why is Yahweh forsaking His Covenant People so Long, 5:20?
2.
Petition of Yahweh.
a.
Asks for Restoration, 5:21.
b.
Trust that Yahweh Has Not Totally Rejected the Nation, 5:22.
V.
Outline for the Book of Lamentation, Chapter by Chapter.
A.
Chapter 1 - Lamentations flows from grief at arms length to up front and personal.
1.
The first chapter talks about the recent events in Jerusalem in a detached manner.
2.
It may well be imagined that chapter 1 was a breaking news event of the day.
a.
Verses 1 through 11 can be made to sound like an on-scene reporter describing the recent events.
b.
Verses 12-16 is in typical news fashion where the microphone is presented to devastated Jerusalem herself to speak firsthand of her suffering.
c.
Verse 17 is a picture of the camera as it moves back to show the outstretched arms of Jerusalem in grief.
d.
Verses 18-22 are a continuation of Jerusalem as she continues to speak of her sorrows.
e.
Though this is an odd look and somewhat a musing tongue-in-
cheek outlook, it connects with some realities about chapter 1.
1)
The tone of Lamentations 1 is factual.
2)
Some commentators believe that the author, or observer, may or may not have been part of the events.
3)
Though chapter 1 invokes sympathy in the reader, personal grief is largely kept away by the author.
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