Bible Study | Lamentations 3:22-23 - Koinonia Bible Studies

We are going to do our Bible study just a little differently today to allow you to see a couple of other tools we will use during the studies. Our official study in 1 Corinthians will begin on Tuesday, September 5th. This coming week I will share a couple of articles giving you some background on the book so that we are all on the same page in understanding the background.

The Pointe of this lesson is to help the student:

To connect with one another by seeing what verses of Scripture are important to each other and why.
To be reminded of God’s goodness to us through His Word.
To practice a few more tools of our Bible studies.

Step One: Read It

LITERAL, WORD-FOR-WORD TRANSLATIONS

Lam 3:22-23 NASB

Lam 3:22-23 ESV

Lam 3:22-23 LEB

Lam 3:22-23 KJV

Lam 3:22-23 NKJV

Lam 3:22-23 GW

DYNAMIC, PHRASE-FOR-PHRASE TRANSLATIONS

Lam 3:22-23 NIV

Lam 3:22-23 NET

Lam 3:22-23 NRSV

Lam 3:22-23 NLT

Lam 3:22-23 NCV

CEV

IDIOMATIC TRANSLATIONS

Lam 3:22-23 MESSAGE

PARAPHRASES

LANGUAGES

Because of the Lord’s faithful love
we do not perish,
for His mercies never end.
²³They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness!

At this point in many studies, we ask you to paraphrase the text. Since this is MY favorite verse and not yours, we won’t be paraphrasing at this time. Your chance to paraphrase is coming!

New Every Morning

Here are some interesting websites developing the concept of “New Every Morning.”

His Mercies Are New Every Morning | iBelieve

New Mercies Every Morning | desiring God

New Every Morning, New Every Moment | desiring God

A Little Night Music in August | Every Morning New Mercies

5 Reasons His Mercies Are New Every Morning | Money Wise Steward









Step Two: Connect It











While the authorship of Lamentations remains in doubt because no author is mentioned in its opening verses, strong evidence within the text and within the books of history point to the prophet Jeremiah as the author. The Septuagint (LXX) which is the Greek translation of the Old Testament - adds a notation asserting Jeremiah's authorship.



The book's original name in Hebrew can be translated as "Alas." It is this lamenting that helps tie Jeremiah to the book. Jeremiah witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem from the first steps of the Babylonian invasion to the sighs heard from a city in rubble.



The Babylonian invasion took place in 586 BC. It would make sense to place the writing of this book a year or two later.



 









Step Three: Wrestle It





Thomas Chisholm wrote the poem about God's faithfulness in 1923. Chisholm sent the song to William Runyan who was affiliated with the Moody Bible Institute and Hope Publishing Company. Runyan set the poem to music and saw that it was published in the same year.



Great is Thy Faithfulness has become one of the church's favorite hymns.



Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not,



Thy compassions, they fail not;
as Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be



Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed Thy hand hath provided:
great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!



Can you think of other songs which tell us of the faithfulness of God?















Step Four: Build It











Like the book of Job, the book of Lamentations shows us a man of God who is puzzled by the results of sin and evil and suffering in the world. Jeremiah understood that this tragedy was the fault of a sinful and wayward people. Jeremiah realized that this destruction was the results of the judgment of a holy God. But his sadness and weariness is real none-the-less. At the heart of this book - and our life - is this passage of Scripture. This statement of trust in the faithfulness of God shines brightly as a beacon blasting away the darkness.



Other Scriptures in the Bible that speak to the faithfulness of God are




1 John 1:9 ESV



2 Timothy 2:13 ESV



1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV



1 Thessalonians 5:24 ESV



Hebrews 10:23 ESV



Isaiah 25:1 ESV







 








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