Author:
The Book of Lamentations does not explicitly identify its
author. The tradition is that the Prophet Jeremiah wrote Lamentations. This
view is highly likely considering the author was a witness of the Babylonians destroying
Jerusalem. Jeremiah fits this qualification (2 Chronicles 35:25; 36:21-22).
Date of Writing:
The Book of Lamentations was likely written between 586 and
575 B.C., during or soon after Jerusalem’s fall.
Purpose of Writing:
As a result of Judah’s continued and unrepentant idolatry,
God allowed the Babylonians to besiege, plunder, burn, and destroy the city of
Jerusalem. Solomon’s Temple, which had stood for approximately 400 years, was
burned to the ground. The Prophet Jeremiah, an eyewitness to these events,
wrote the Book of Lamentations as a lament for what occurred to Judah and
Jerusalem.
Key Verses:
Lamentations 2:17, “The LORD has done what he planned; he has
fulfilled his word, which he decreed long ago. He has overthrown you without
pity, he has let the enemy gloat over you, he has exalted the horn of your
foes.”
Lamentations 3:22-23; “Because of the LORD's great love we
are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 5:19-22; “You, O LORD, reign forever; your
throne endures from generation to generation. Why do you always forget us? Why
do you forsake us so long? Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may return;
renew our days as of old unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with
us beyond measure.”
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