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Ross
Price
comments
on
how
contemporary the book of Lamentatine is:
In these days of personal, national, and
international crises (and disaster) the
message of this book is a challenge to
repent of sins personal, national, and
international, and to commit ourselves
afresh to God’s steadfast love. Though
this love is everpresent and outgoing, a
holy and just God must surely judge
unrepentant sinners.6
When Christ is seen in the book of
Lamentations, the Christian can apply its
truths in di erent ways. The many
references to the Lord (“Jehovah”) in the
book of Lamentations may be applied today
to the ministry of Jesus Christ. This is
because the works of God the Father are one
with the works of His Son. For example,
when we read, “It is of the LORD’S mercies
[loving-kindnesses] that we are not
consumed” (3:22, KJV), we may rightly say,
“It is of Christ’s mercies that we are not
consumed” (cf. Jude 21).
There are some descriptions of Israel in
Lamentations which, while not intended to
be predictive of Christ’s ministry, do
represent, picturewise, di erent aspects of
that ministry.7 Among these are Christ as
1. the afflicted of the Lord (1:12)
2. despised of His enemies (2:15-16)
3. derision to all the people (3:14)
4. the smitten and insulted One (3:30)
5. the weeping Prophet (cf. Matt 23:37-38).
The applications of such illustrations are
clear.
VI. SELECTED READING
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Baxter, J. Sidlow. Explore the Book, 3:27787.
Harrison, Roland K. “Lamentations.” In The
Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, pp.
474-75.
Morgan, G. Campbell. The Analyzed Bible,
pp. 234-41.
Unger, Merrill F. Introductory Guide to the
Old Testament, pp. 386-89.
COMMENTARIES
Hillers, Delbert R. Lamentations.
Naegelsbach, C. W. Edward. “Lamentations.”
In Lange’s Commentary on the Holy
Scriptures.
Price, Ross. “Lamentations.” In The Wycliffe
Bible Commentary.
Stephens-Hodge, L. E. H. “Lamentations.” In
The New Bible Commentary.
1. D. A. Hubbard, “Book of Lamentations,” in
The New Bible Dictionary, p. 707. If Jeremiah
was the author, it would be better to describe
his experience as “exile” (in Egypt), rather than
“captivity.” (Cf. Jer 43.)
2. Such people as Baruch are suggested as the
