Summary of Soong-Chan Rah's Prophetic Lament

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 When I was told that my father might not have long to live, I flew down to visit him. I forgave him for the years of bitterness I had harbored against him, and we were reconciled just hours before his death. #2 Death is a reality that cannot be avoided. It must be dealt with, and the cycle of life and death reminds us that YHWH remains Lord over all.
The questions we ask today about death and suffering are the same ones that were asked thousands of years ago by the people of Jerusalem. #3 The book of Lamentations is written as a lamentation after the city of Jerusalem was destroyed in 586 B. C. The poem addresses a specific moment in Jewish history, and it also addresses a disaster of catastrophic proportions for God's people. #4 The fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians meant the complete devastation of the city and its residents.
The Babylonians were ruthless conquerors who followed a scorched-earth policy, burning and salting the fields so subsequent crops would be compromised.