# #249 | 1 Samuel ch.15 - Amalek: "God Has Torn the Kingdom From You!"

From **The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel** by R Alex Israel.

- **Published:** Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:17:00 GMT
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<p>Shaul is instructed by God to fight Amalek and to annihilate them.</p><p>But Shaul is derelict in his fulfillment of God's instruction. God sends Shmuel to inform Shaul that the kingdom will be taken from him.</p><p>What leads him to fail?</p><p><br /></p><p>Music: "Va-yavo Amalek"- a Breslev Niggun for Purim (Avraham Balti and Achiya Cohen)</p><p>Originally recorded Jan 15, 2023</p>