A Paper Crown

The unfolding drama of the US elections reminds me of fairy tales. So I have to start with…

Once Upon a Time…

…when the ruling king was on his death bad, one of the claimants to the throne rushed to declare himself as the successor. He recruited some of the major voices of his days, that agreed it was high time for change, and they came alongside him. They didn’t wait for the proper process of coronation and ordination to come to its culmination, and thus brought great embarrassment upon themselves.

Sounds familiar? Contemporary, even? I’m not referring to Trump vs. Biden, however, but to king David’s heir. Back than, new kings were crowned by true prophets. The coronation included a clear instruction from God, followed by an act of anointing (see 1 Sam 10:1; 16:12-13; 1 Kings 11:26-39; 2 Kings 9:1-4). It was not public opinion, certainly not the media, that proclaimed who the new ruler is.

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For what it’s worth – newspapers and media material crowns
[taken from atyourservice.seattle.gov/2014/06/30/childrens-recycling-fashion-contest-july-12-2/]

Adonijah, David’s son, thought it was his time to sit on the throne, and hurried to feast (1 Kings 1:5, 25). Alas, he ignored two important ingredients: a recognition from God, and anointing by one of His true prophets. The result: Nathan (the true prophet) and Bat Sheba (the queen-bride) devised a plan in order to intervene.

History seems to repeat itself with the results of the US elections. The seemingly obvious heir rises and says: “I will be king” (see v. 5). He even has supporters who proclaim: “indeed, long live the new king”.

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How long do these crowns last, even if they are covered with gems?
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Is it God who chose Biden for such a time as this, or is Trump supposed to keep sitting on the throne for another term? Truth is I don’t have a clue. I do know, however, that modern media has not proven itself to be a true prophet or Shofar (v. 39).

A Strategy

This ancient chapter (1 Kings 1) gives us the strategy: it may look like the eleventh hour has passed; that a new reality has been established; that everything is lost for those who support Trump. But it is actually the best time for the true prophets and the Bride to intervene, and come before the King in order to align reality with His design. They have His ear, and that is all that matters.

King David said: “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king, he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule and take him down to Gihon.  There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’  Then you are to go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”

 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon. Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted: “Long live King Solomon!” And all the people went up after him, playing pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound (v. 32-40).

The Anointment Horn The tradition of anointing the king originated in the Middle East. Based on Old Testament writings, the ceremony symbolised that the king was God’s chosen representative on earth.

Horn of anointing oil
[taken from royalcourt.no]

Both stories have all the necessary ingredients that lead to a fatal fall: pride and self exaltation, aids running ahead of the heir (v. 5), connections with the highest and most powerful ranks (v. 7), and even the premature coronation by the crowds / media (v. 9). But apparently that is not enough. In Adonijah’s case, the anointing was missing. These two cannot be faked. Yet, these are the two voices that really count.

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What a relief to know that above every high official, there is a higher official who watches over him and her (Ecc. 5:8), and that even they are subject to the Most High. His crown cannot be recycled. It stands on a solid foundation.

17 thoughts on “A Paper Crown”

  2. Very encouraging, Orna… and the most relevant opinion since the election..

    On Mon, 09 Nov 2020, 18:58 Orna Grinman | Ot OoMofet Ministries | A Sign and Example, wrote:

    > otoomofet posted: ” The unfolding drama of the US elections reminds me of > fairy tales. So I have to start with… Once Upon a Time… …when the > ruling king was on his death bad, one of the claimants to the throne rushed > to declare himself as the successor. He recrui” >

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  3. Orna, thanks as always for your thoughtful posts. It sounds like you follow American elections closely, so this may be no surprise to you, but it is normal for the winner of the election to be projected by various media organizations. This doesn’t mean that the media gets to choose the President, of course! That will be done officially in several stages, and the process takes many weeks. But the transition from one President to the next is very complicated and would be hampered by waiting until the electoral college votes are cast and certified. What has been most unusual in this election is that it has taken so long for it to become clear who the President will be. Almost all elections, including President Trump’s in 2016, are “called by the media” (e.g. projected by a consensus of various news organizations) on the night of the election. This time it took several days because the votes were so close in many key states. I suspect you know this, and I’m not saying this changes the prophetic nature of your post, but I thought I would clarify that in the US the media has not chosen Biden, the people have. Has God? That’s an open question 🙂 Thanks for listening, and much love from Texas, Thomas

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    1. Hmmm… thank you for this clarification. I need to look at my post again and finetune that point.

      Maybe Biden didn’t exactly use these words, but the headlines here made it sounds on the first 2 or 3 days that even though the results are becoming very clear, he won’t give his speech and consider it final before the media declares it.

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    2. I think you are mistaken that the people have chosen Biden, you cannot know that at this point( Nov 10) when the votes have not been accurately counted and many states have been legally challenged in court for fraudulent procedures that favor the left. It is not the media that chose Biden it is Biden and his henchmen that declared himself president knowing that is not yet a fact, the media is just on his side.

      I hope the people of the US will not allow this kind of shenanigans. Let righteousness rule America!

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        1. Orna, thanks for your gracious response 🙂 By the way, this last week you have been the special prayer focus here at Christ the Reconciler. Your books and teachings continue to deeply impact our community. The Lord bless you and your important work!

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        2. Orna, what you have written makes perfect sense and I believe it is from the Lord. Spiritually speaking Biden in collusion with the media have proclaimed himself “king” without the “anointing” of the electorate college. It is this electorate college that names the president not the media nor the candidate. What Adonijah and Joab have done is repeated here and I believe the pattern will repeat concerning their outcome.
          God bless you for your insight Orna.

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  6. Orna like many other voices who are called in ministry has given me hope that the Lord is going to expose the evil plans of the enemy to take down His anointed. I am from Canada but I believe and pray that president Trump will continue to be in office as God’s choice so that the whole world may see His glory.
    The pattern of Adonijah making himself king is sobering knowing how he ended up. Not only him but also those that were his associates will have to deal with David’s bodyguard Benaiah ben Jehoiada.

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  8. Good Orna .. 👏 Praying the Bride and true prophets come before THE Son of David Yeshua with one voice, crying out humbly making our appeal to Him for mercy and justice.

    If there his favor, then we have been given mercy for 4 more years.. if not, then it is God’s will for judgement for America and her sins.. at which time we need to pray for Goshen lands- places of refuge during the storm.

    When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. Pr. 29:2

    Kirby DeLozier Pray for the peace of Jerusalem Ps. 122:6

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