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After Shaul left a survivor (Agag), going against what he was commanded, he tells Shmuel “I fulfilled the word of God”. How could he make such a claim? Why does Mordechai tell Esther that if she doesn’t go to the king to save the Jews not only she but also her family will be lost?<\/p>\n

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After Shaul left a survivor (Agag), going against what he was commanded, he tells Shmuel “I fulfilled the word of God”. How could he make such a claim? Why does Mordechai tell Esther that if she doesn’t go to the king to save the Jews not only she but also her family will be lost? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133454,"featured_media":47040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-four-shabbatot","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nHaftarat Zachor: The Rhizhiner on how Shaul Upheld the Word of Hashem<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After Shaul left Agag alive, he tells Shmuel he fulfilled God's command. 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