Whither Malchut Welcome to our Nineteenth in a continuing series on the book of Shmuel or Samuel and the founding of Jewish monarchy. Episode 19 In chapter 16 we encounter the beginning of the transition from the kingship of Shaul to that of David. Is Shmuel’s protest against going to select a successor for Shaul to be taken serious in light of the fact that just a few short verses beforehand he was telling Shaul the he would do exactly that? David’s anointment seems to be a strange non-event and we note the parallel between David’s selection as a court musician and Esther’s appointment as Queen. Finally, from a story perspective what is the point of anointing David here and what impact does this Ruah Hashem have? We do begin to broach the topic of Shaul’s madness but there is much more to explore. All this and more. Thank you for joining us, I hope you enjoy this podcast and will consider sharing it with others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isaacson/support