Lamentations INTRODUCTION Five somber “dirge” or “funeral” poems express grief over the loss of the Jewish homeland and the destruction of Jerusalem. These poems, meditating on the tragedy and its causes, reflect a long literary tradition in the Middle East. They were clearly written by an eyewitness to Jerusalem’s fall. Tradition identifies Jeremiah as theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”
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Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories
April 12THERE IS A FOUNTAINWilliam Cowper, 1731–1800But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)William Cowper is viewed by some as one of the finest of all English writers. But Cowper’s emotional life was one of great turmoil. At an early ageContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”
Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories
April 11ROCK OF AGESAugustus M. Toplady, 1740–1778For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea … they all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritualContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”
