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Blaming God as a way to survive
Lamentations never names Babylon. It holds Israel's own God responsible, even challenging whether it's fair that children pay for their ancestors' sins.
If God caused it, God can reverse it.
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Making Yhwh responsible stripped the enemy of ultimate power and turned trauma into proof of an ongoing relationship. It also opened a door to hope: 'His mercies are new every morning.'
Bible reference: Lamentations 3:21–23; 5:7
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 142–144
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