Whither Malchut Welcome to our twenty-fifth in a continuing series on the book of Shmuel or Samuel and the founding of Jewish monarchy. Episode 25 The King in Waiting The information provided by the Urim v'Tummim is unusual. In this chapter we find multiple queries and uncertainties in just how people know what they know. If David is told by the urim v'tummim that Saul will come down, and therefore David flees and Saul doesn't end up coming down, what does that mean for the veracity of the urim v'tummim? Is the urim v'tummim providing a sci-fi potential alternate reality? We discuss, spoiler alert, the fact that an angel potentially saves David from Saul's attack and see an echo of the Akeida story. We also contrast David and Doeg wondering why a frum Esav is contrasted with a krum Yaakov.  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