Whither Malchut Welcome to our eleventh in a continuing series on the book of Shmuel or Samuel and the founding of Jewish monarchy. Episode 11 This week we transition from a world where Jewish leaders were Shofetim, judges, to one where they are kings, and we do so, from Shmuel’s perspective, very begrudgingly. We note the similarities between the Shaul story and that of Yosef and we try to explain why it would be necessary, conceptually, for the first king of Israel to seemingly be so unworthy of the office. 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