THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION TEXT: Lamentations ch. 1
SUMMARY: As the prophet laments the fall of Jerusalem, he reveals an important truth in God’s dealings with man: that even the elect may be brought through the valley of humiliation before they can appreciate the mountaintop of God’s blessing.
I. BY GOD’S DECREE, SHE DESCENDED TO GREATNESS, vv. 1-11. A. Blessed in Her People. B. Blessed in Her Position. C. Blessed in Her Power. D. Blessed in Her Provisions.
II. BY GOD’S DECREE, SHE DESCENDED TO HUMILIATION, vv. 12-22. Beginning in v. 12, the city herself speaks, first looking around, to passers-by; then inward, to her own soul; then upward, to God. A. To Passers-by, Sincere Acknowledgment, vv. 12-15. B. Within herself, Humble Repentance, vv. 16-19. C. To God, a Plea for Mercy, vv. 20-22.
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