This lesson is the second of three that highlight the Books of
Jeremiah and Lamentations. The order of the lessons is
chronological and thematic. The first covered Jeremiah’s word
about the coming judgment of the Lord against Judah and
Jerusalem. This second lesson covers the fall of Jerusalem and
the Book of Lamentations. The final lesson will return to
Jeremiah and look at his teaching of the New Covenant. To
understand the Book of Lamentations, one must come to know what
it was like during the final days of Jerusalem before
Nebuchadnezzar breached her walls. The days before her
destruction marked the fulfillment of Jeremiah’s words about the
coming famine, pestilence, and sword. They were dark days and
full of terrors and horrors. As the armies of Babylon advanced
through the land of Judah, the word went out to enter the
fortified cities. One of the early words in Jeremiah declared
that this would happen, “Declare in Judah and proclaim in
Jerusalem, and say, ‘Blow the trumpet in the land;’ Cry aloud
and sa