Lamentations 2 considers the aftermath of the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem around 587bc. It addresses the question ‘why has this happened?’ and reflects on the realisation that it is God’s judgment on His people. God had warned in the Law that judgment was the inevitable result of disobedience – a warning reiterated to the people only a few years before these events. This sermon focuses on God’s just actions, noting that He is not only the God who judges, but also the God who saves. With God there is always hope and a future; He brings great good out of great pain; but we must also recognise that a greater judgment is coming and prepare for it.