Whither Malchut Welcome to our seventh in a continuing series on the book of Shmuel or Samuel and the founding of Jewish monarchy Episode 7. This week we cover chapter 4, the downfall of Eli, the loss of the aron and the destruction of Shiloh. We seek to understand why the destruction of the Mishkan is absent from the text even though it is cataloged elsewhere in Tanach. This week we conclude our exploration of Eli’s failure as a leader and point out how the destruction here is necessary to shift away from a corrupt Kohen paradigm to a prophetic one with Shmuel, who the people did not consult even though were just previously told that all his words came true and God was with him. All this and more. Thanks for joining us and please consider sharing this recording with others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isaacson/support