Whither Malchut Welcome to our twenty-first in a continuing series on the book of Shmuel or Samuel and the founding of Jewish monarchy. Episode 21 - Shaul descent into the maelstrom In this shiur we offer an explanation for why Shaul doesn’t seem to recognize David when the two had met in the previous chapter. We also attempt to understand the repetitious nature of the chapter by positing a novel literary technique that forces the reader to experience events as though they were the character (the movie reference was Momento). Thanks to Susan Ackerman’s insight that in Tanach love is never explicitly reciprocated, we avoid a reading that sees David as cold and calculating. Lastly we are perplexed by Shaul’s request, and David’s acceptance of a bride-price that involves mutilating the enemy and find shades of the Lavan story that will continue into the next chapter. All this and more. Thank you for joining us, I hope you enjoy this podcast and will consider sharing it with others. --- #Tanach #Shmuel #David #Shaul #Michal #Bible --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isaacson/support