Intrigue

Jeremiah 41:6-7
(6) And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, "Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam."
(7) When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and cast them into a cistern.

I think the Bible has a bad reputation for being a boring book. Yes, there are some dry parts. Reading Leviticus without an eye on Hebrews is pretty dry, for example. However, it is also full of suspense and intrigue.

This is the culmination of the work done by the scoundrel Ishmael. I have no great theological truth on which to pontificate, but I do commend this story to you if you think that the Bible is just boring. The Bible shows the human condition, warts and all. That's one of the things that I love about it. The Bible is very, very real.