Jer 41:1-2 | MHM | STEP | The Murder of Gedaliah This passage tells a very sad story about betrayal and violence among the Jewish people after Jerusalem’s fall. Even though they were already suffering under the rule of the Babylonians, some leaders chose to do terrible things to their own people. God allowed these events to finish the punishment of those who still refused to learn from their troubles. The story is a warning about the evil that people can do and the righteous judgment of God. v. 1–2 : Ishmael, who was from the royal family, came with ten other leaders to visit Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonians. Gedaliah welcomed them as friends and shared a meal with them. But Ishmael and his men betrayed this trust and killed Gedaliah in cold blood. They acted like friends, but were really planning to murder him (Jeremiah 41:1

‏ Jeremiah 41:1-2

The Murder of Gedaliah

This passage tells a very sad story about betrayal and violence among the Jewish people after Jerusalem’s fall. Even though they were already suffering under the rule of the Babylonians, some leaders chose to do terrible things to their own people. God allowed these events to finish the punishment of those who still refused to learn from their troubles. The story is a warning about the evil that people can do and the righteous judgment of God.

v. 1–2: Ishmael, who was from the royal family, came with ten other leaders to visit Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonians. Gedaliah welcomed them as friends and shared a meal with them. But Ishmael and his men betrayed this trust and killed Gedaliah in cold blood. They acted like friends, but were really planning to murder him (Jeremiah 41:1–2 ^a).

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