Definition:
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
adjective
2.
Also, a·cros·ti·cal. of, like, or forming an acrostic.
There are 5 separate poems in this book that correspond to a letter in the Hebrew alphabet and it still amazes me, that to this day it is read out loud to remind the Jews that their great city fell because of their stubborn sinfulness.
God's anger is satisfied in Chapter 4 and Jeremiah pleads for restoration in Chapter 5. Chapter 4 is contrasting the time before the seige to after the seige. In those days, the people were within a city wall that protected them. Effectively, they are trapped when under seige. Jerusalem was under seige for two years.....they ran out of food....Jerusalem watched the enemy take food from their fields and all hope was lost. In 4: 22, we finally see that punishment will end.
God turned away from His people, but He didn't abandon them. They had to experience deep suffering because of their sin. God would restore them IF they turned to Him.
How do you think this applies today? Do you have anything in your life that is under siege?
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