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The Human Kingship Institution
The book of Samuel is referred to as like ancient Israelite propaganda for the monarchy in Israel. The narrator who's retelling the story of the origins of kingship in Israel is trying to show us that it was an act of idolatrous mistrust from the very beginning. And there's a thread to pull there and we'll do that some totally, totally when and if we make a theme video on idolatry,. This story will be at the center of it because this is the stories of the origin of King Saul.