Judah's Remnant

Judah's Remnant

Judah had been captured, Jerusalem ruined, and Gedaliah son of Ahikam had been appointed as governor over the land. Gedaliah wanted peace for the people and constantly negotiated for their welfare peacefully submitting to Babylon. However, as he was traveling among the towns of Judah, he was murdered by one of his friends, Ishmael. This led to more and more chaos as Johanan killed Ishmael in revenge and the remnant of Judah was faced with a choice, flee to Egypt or stay and submit to Babylon.

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Jeremiah 44:28
In our latest episode, we heard of the demise of Zedekiah, who resisted God’s will and the Babylonian army to the bitter end. We saw the contrast between his attitude and that of Jeremiah, who followed God’s will and even sacrificed his own comforts and safety for the sake of others. Today we’ll hear how the remnant of Judah who remained after the Babylonian conquest will attempt to rebuild a broken city. God would bless the efforts of those who sought to live peacefully with their oppressors, but still, we’ll see how the desire for power and control still overshadows the attempts to put the city back together.
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