{"id":59740,"date":"2019-07-18T16:53:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T13:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=59740"},"modified":"2023-02-12T17:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T15:37:03","slug":"michal-and-david-unity-and-disunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/michal-and-david-unity-and-disunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Michal and David, Unity and Disunity"},"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":[834,526,568,894,792,594],"acf":{"old_id":"59740","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":42746,"related_cahpter":"266","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is David\u2019s wife Egla (meaning: heifer)?? In chapter 3, verses 2-5, we find a list of David\u2019s sons with their respective mothers. Egla is the mother of Yitre\u2019am, the 6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in this list of those born in Hebron. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 21:a) responds to questions we might have on this list, first and foremost, where is Michal, who so loved David? Rashi says that Egla is Michal, \u201cwho was cherished by him\u201d, learning it from Samson who refers to his beautiful, beloved wife, Delila, as \u201cmy heifer\u201d (Judges 14:18).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if that is the case, and we know that Michal did not have a child (Samuel II, 6:23), then how can she be referred to here as the mother or Yitre\u2019am? She didn\u2019t have a child from that day forward, explains Rashi based on the Talmud, but prior to \u201cthat day\u201d (the day she mocked David, dancing in the streets, coming up in chapter 6), she did. Others notice that Egla is the only one here who\u2019s called \u201cDavid\u2019s wife\u201d even though all of the six mentioned here were known as his wives. This is because she\u2019s the only princess and therefore suitable for him (Malbim) and because she was his first wife (Radak).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relationship between David and Michal continues to be complicated throughout their lives, which is perhaps not only about the two of them, as man and woman, husband and wife, but as a mirror to the relationship between Judah and Benjamin, the tribes they respectively come from. When facing Joseph, Judah fights bravely for Benjamin, as if it\u2019s known that whoever has Benjamin on his side, will be the uncontested leader of the Children of Israel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is played out throughout our history, but, what is each one\u2019s role in this partnership? In the original story (Genesis 43-45), quite surprisingly, Benjamin doesn\u2019t say anything. Is that the right way for the joint leadership to work? David accepts Michal\u2019s help, support and presence, so much so that he sends to bring her back. He needs her desperately by his side, but he doesn\u2019t accept her sarcastic comments regarding his behavior, even if she might be right. They represent two different styles of leadership and kingship, which when not aligned well, will ultimately lead to the detriment of their joint future and eventually, the demise of the kingdom. There will be other efforts by Benjaminites later on, such as Mordechai and Esther, but those will be short-lived as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The question of how to lead our people in unity, where each \u201ctribe\u201d has their suitable unique role, is still awaiting resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":59741,"id":59741,"title":"2sam3-unity","filename":"2sam3-unity.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2sam3-unity.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/michal-and-david-unity-and-disunity\/2sam3-unity\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"2sam3-unity","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":59740,"date":"2019-07-18 13:53:15","modified":"2023-01-09 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