College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
Lamentations 1 - Introduction
REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
1.
What are the two major divisions of the first poem?
2.
What is the significance of the word how which begins chapter 1, 2 and 4?
3.
How does memory play a part in the punishment for sin? See Lamentations 1:7.
4.
What verses in chapter 1 indicate the poet's awareness of the reason for Zion's suffering?
5.
What eternal lesson concerning the consequences of sin is found in Lamentations 1:8?
6.
What was the crowning act of Humiliation for Zion? Lamentations 1:10.
7.
To whom does Zion tearfully appeal for aid and comfort in Lamentations 1:12-22?
8.
Why is the yoke an appropriate symbol for sin? Lamentations 1:4.
9.
Did the poet feel that God had not dealt fairly with His people? Cite a verse which supports your answer.
10.
Who are the lovers mentioned in this chapter and how had they deceived Zion?
11.
What is the spirit in which Lamentations 1:22 was written?