Whither Malchut Welcome to our eighth in a continuing series on the book of Shmuel or Samuel and the founding of Jewish monarchy Episode 8. This week we cover chapters 5-6, and try to understand, fundamentally what the need is for all this information. Meaning, why include two chapters of God destroying the Plishtim when we can sum up the events in 2-3 sentences. However, what we uncover is an intentional patterning on a previous story in the Chumash. Then we turn our attention to ask what the author is trying to accomplish through the use of this pattern. 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