The Kings of Israel
The Kings of Israel — The rise and reign of Israel’s first kings, told through the eyes of the tradition that remembers them vividly. From King Shaul to King David, we walk the biblical text alongside Midrash, Talmud, and the classical commentators. For anyone drawn to the Tanach and the Jewish story behind it.Write to us at kingsofisrael@icloud and support us at kingsofisraelpod.
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In this season premiere, King David wages a fierce battle for Yerushalayim—Jerusalem, the Holy City—as he steadily extends his reign over all of Israel and receives a divine promise that his royal line will endure forever. The Kings of Israel, seen through the eyes of the tradition that remembers them.
In this episode, David rises towards the kingship over all Israel. But in that rise, he is faced with the saga of the last remaining son of King Shaul, Ish Boshes, who is set up by Avner Ben Ner, Shaul’s formidable general, as the heir to Shaul’s throne. The nobility of David at this time is awe-inspiring. The Kings of Israel, through the eyes of the tradition that remembers them.
In this episode, the epic and tragic struggle between David and Shaul Inside (Saul) for the kingship over Israel comes to its dramatic denouement, as does the bosom friendship between David and Yehonasan (Jonathan). It is in this very climax that the greatness of the old and new king come to the fore. The Kings of Israel, through the eyes of the tradition that remembers them.
In this episode, we witness the power of an evil tongue and a jealous heart of Shaul’s advisor Doeg, as David flees from Shaul first to the town of Nov, the city of the Cohanim, and then into the realm of the dreaded Plishtim (the Philistines) themselves, relying on Divine help to protect him from King Shaul. The Kings of Israel, through the eyes of the tradition that remembers them. contact us at: thekingsofdavid@icloud.com
In this episode of the Kings of Israel, we see the Divine presence departing from King Shaul and causing him great pain while his envy and anger at David’s rising star increases, to the point of murder. And we see within his own family the power of his deep friendship with Shaul’s son Yonatan and the love of Shaul’s daughter Michal for her husband David. The drama deepens.
In this episode we are introduced to one of the central figures of the Kings of Israel and indeed the progenitor of King Shlomo and all the Kings of Judah and from whose line as Moshe Rabbeinu prophesizes and as the Almighty promised David, rulership shall never depart. We see David picked as an unlikely and unexpected choice among his many brothers. And most dramatically, we see him in battle -- in one of the great...
In this episode we are introduced to one of the central figures of the Kings of Israel and indeed the progenitor of King Shlomo and all the Kings of Judah and from whose line as Moshe Rabbeinu prophesizes and as the Almighty promised David, rulership shall never depart. We see David picked as an unlikely and unexpected choice among his many brothers. And most dramatically, we see him in battle -- in one of the great...
This episode begins with the first King of Israel, King Shaul, in an existential fight against the coast-dwelling and sea-going Philistines (Plishtim). In engaging in this desperate and apparently hopeless battle, Shaul grapples with the proper way to relate to prophesy, in this case the prophesy of Shmuel. He also grapples with the proper way to respond to the people's will, the demos in Greek, a forerunner of the te...
In this first episode, we are introduced to the great prophet Shmuel (Samuel), who has led the tribes of Israel with great success. Yet now, he is faced with the request by the people to effectively replace him: to appoint a king over them. This creates a spiritual crisis and ultimately leads to the appointment of the great figure of Shaul (Saul) as the first king over Israel. We also meet Shaul's brave son Yonatan (Jonathan), who ...
After spending 22 years in the holy city of Jerusalem learning ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts, David Page, a graduate of Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and the Humboldt Universitaet Berlin, brings you the history of the Kings of Israel as you've never experienced it: Through the lens of the Talmud and the early and late Jewish sources. The result is that the history comes alive, presenting the glory and pathos of ...
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