{"id":57376,"date":"2019-06-14T11:40:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T08:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=57376"},"modified":"2023-01-08T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T12:21:49","slug":"sauls-first-uncertain-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/sauls-first-uncertain-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Saul\u2019s First Uncertain Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[366],"acf":{"old_id":"57376","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":54356,"related_cahpter":"241","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"A future king who needs prodding and direction","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;They were coming into the region of Zuf when Saul said to his lad who was with him, &#8216;Come, let us turn back, lest my father cease worrying about the asses and worry about us.&#8217;\u201d (9:5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commentary: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come, let us turn back<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the general principle of biblical narrative that the first reported speech of a character is a defining moment of characterization, Saul\u2019s first utterance reveals him as a young man uncertain about pursuing his way, and quite concerned about his father. This concern, especially in light of the attention devoted to tense relations between fathers and sons in the ensuing narrative, is touching, and suggests that the young Saul is a sensitive person- an attribute that will be woefully submerged by his experience of political power. But as this first dialogue unfolds, it is Saul\u2019s uncertainty that comes to the fore because at every step he has to be prodded and directed by his own servant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From: Robert Alter, <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hebrew Bible<\/span><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. 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