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Lamentations 2 · Grade 4

The Lord Has Done What He Planned

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Read and Think

Lamentations 2 is a second acrostic poem. It looks at Jerusalem's fall as the work of God himself. The Lord had become like an enemy, throwing down walls, palaces, and even his own altar and sanctuary. The poem shows that the disaster was not an accident.

Yahweh has done that which he planned. He has fulfilled his word that he commanded in the days of old. God had warned through Moses and the prophets that rebellion would lead to judgment. The poem also blames the false prophets. They had not uncovered the people's sin, so the people never turned back.

Still, the poem does not tell people to run away from God. It tells them to run to him. Their heart cried to the Lord. They are urged to rise in the night and pour out their hearts like water before the face of the Lord. The same God who judged sin is the only one who can heal.

Show What You Know

  1. Whose work does the poem say Jerusalem's fall was?

  2. Through whom had God warned his people?

  3. What had the false prophets failed to uncover?

  4. Where does the poem tell people to run?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. The had become like an enemy, throwing down walls, palaces, and even his own altar and sanctuary.
  2. had warned through Moses and the prophets that rebellion would lead to judgment.
  3. Their cried to the Lord.
  4. They are urged to rise in the and pour out their hearts like water before the face of the Lord.

Think About It

  1. Why is it surprising that the poem tells the people to run to the God who judged them?

  2. Why is it harmful when people hear only what they want to hear?

Memory Verse

“Their heart cried to the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief. Don’t let your eyes rest.”

Lamentations 2:18 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for listening when I pray. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did God's judgment come?
  • Why do we need true teachers?

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