Deuteronomy 17 limits Israel’s king from multiplying horses, wives, and gold—but why? Is the concern primarily covenant loyalty to Yahweh, or a deliberate constitutional check on royal power? In this episode, host Robert Smith moderates a focused debate between Dr. Arvind Narayanan, an Old Testament theologian, and Dr. Caleb Whitaker, a historian of the ancient Near East, engaging insights from Michael Heiser and John Walton on what kind of kingship the Torah envisioned.