CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING AS A CONTINUATION OF SUKKOT - THE CORONATION OF KING YESHUA

As I was praying about celebrating Thanksgiving this year the set apart Spirit of God planted an exciting idea for this year’s Thanksgiving. It has to do with the Coronation of the King.

We’ll look to the British Coronation for clues because their coronation is based on 1 Kings 1.32-40 when King Solomon was installed as King during a coup attempt by his brother Adonijah to steal the throne.

In England (an Ephraite nation) when the reigning sovereign dies, and a time of mourning has been observed, the King ascending to the throne is coronate in a joyous public ceremony.

The English Coronation is based on the Biblical account. In brief the English ceremony is conducted by the Arch Bishop in Westminster Abby. Silver trumpets are blown (Numbers 10), passages from the Bible are read announcing this coronation to the four corners of the earth (http://www.oremus.org/liturgy/coronation/cor1953b.html), the Sovereign is anointed with oil under a canopy (as in a Jewish wedding service), and the Sovereign is seated on a wooden throne commissioned in 1296 under which is the “stone of destiny” which legend says goes back to Jeremiah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Chair).

Also see: https://burningbush647.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-bible-in-theenglish-coronation.html

The coronation ceremony of the kings and queens of Great Britain goes back to the year 732 A.D. The similarities between today's ceremony and that of the kings of the house of David are amazing.

 

Entry of the king into the abbey

The king is received at the door of Westminster Abbey by political and ecclesiastical dignitaries and is then led inside. The choir sings Psalm 122 - written by King David.

 Presentation of the king

The Archbishop of Canterbury presents the new king to the people. He is announced to the four corners of the world. With each announcement, the people give their consent with the exclamation   "God save the king!" The people of Israel shouted the same words for Saul, their first King (1.SAM 10:24).

 Anointing with oil

While the king is seated on the coronation seat the Archbishop recites the following prayer:

 "O Lord, Holy Father, Who by anointing with oil didst of old make and consecrate Kings, Priests and Prophets to teach and govern Thy people Israel: Bless and sanctify thy chosen servant   (Name), who by our office and ministry is now to be anointed with this oil, and consecrated King of this Realm. Strengthen him, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter; Confirm and stablish him with thy free and princely Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and Government; the Spirit of Counsel and Ghostly Strength; the Spirit of Knowledge and true Godliness, and fill him, O Lord, with the Spirit of thy Holy Fear, now and forever. Amen."

 At that moment, the choir begins to sing the hymn "Zadok the Priest" by Handel. The hymn talks about Solomon being anointed king by the priest Zadok in 969 B.C. (1.KING 1:34, 35-39).

 Handing over of the royal insignia Swords:

The king is girded with two swords: the sharp sword of spiritual righteousness and the blunt sword of mercy (compare with ZECH 7:9).

 Bracelet:

This insignia goes back to King Saul (see 2.SAM 1:10). It shows the king to be the military head.

 Orb:

When the orb is handed over, the Archbishop points out to the king that Jesus Christ is the actual ruler of this world, the King of kings and the Lord of Lords. Those who do neither obtain His authority, nor keep His commandments, will not be able to rule with a joyful hand.

 The Robe:

The king receives a priestly garment just like the high priest Aaron did in Exodus 28:4. This shows his role as head of the church.

 Coronation Ring:

The ring signifies the unity between the king and his people; his "marriage" to the nation (see JER 3:14). In old times, the ring was a symbol for power and honor (GEN 41:42; LUKE 15:22).

 Two Scepters:

The two scepters go back to the time of the exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt. At that time, God chose Moses and Aaron to be the leaders. The scepter with the cross represents royal power. It corresponds to the rod of Moses which was a symbol of the power God had given him (EX 14:15-16).

 The scepter with the dove (= Holy Spirit) symbolizes righteousness and mercy. We repeatedly read in Exodus and Numbers that Aaron had a rod when exercising his office as high priest.

 With the death of Jesus (MATT 27:51) the giving of sacrifices and the laws about sacrifices were rendered invalid (COL 2:14). However, the national laws that contained the commandments, statutes and legal ordinances (DEUT 4:1; 5:31; 7:11; LEV 26:46) remained and still apply today (MATT 5:17; DAN 9:25).

Jesus Christ will take up the throne of David on His return. He will hold both the scepters as King and High Priest and will rule over all the nations of the earth. At the end of the handing over Psalm 45:6-7 is quoted.

 Coronation

The king, sitting on the coronation seat, receives the crown. The crown has a cross to symbolize that Jesus Christ is the actual king and ruler. Twelve big precious stones are set in the bottom rim of the crown. Their number and their color is of great importance; they are identical to those worn by the high priests of Israel (EX 28:15-21; ZECH 9:16-17).

 Presentation of the Bible

The king is handed a Bible covered in scarlet velvet with the following words:" Our gracious King: to keep your Majesty ever mindful of the Law and the Gospel of God as the rule for the whole life and government of Christian princes, we present you with this book, the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is Wisdom: This is the royal Law: These are the lively Oracles of God."

It was already announced to Moses that the kings of Israel should receive the words and statutes of God at their coronation (DEUT 17:14-19). Immediately after that the choir sings Psalm 21:1-3.

 Confirmation of the king by the people

At the end of the coronation, everyone present gives their consent to the rightful election of the king by exclaiming repeatedly and with a loud voice: "God save the king" (1.KIN 1:39-40). The cheers are accompanied by the loud sound of the trumpets (2.KIN 11:14).

 As we can see, the various events of the coronation ceremony have their foundation in the Bible. God calls upon us to honor and respect the king or queen that He has set.

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In 1727 George Fredrick Handel wrote the ceremonial music for the new king and queen, George II and Caroline, to be played and sung at George II’s coronation. This coronation anthem has been played and sung at every English Coronation ceremony since 1727!

The words to Handel’s Coronation Anthem “Zadok the Priest” are as follows:

Zadok the priest
And Nathan the prophet
Anointed Solomon king
And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced
And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced
Rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced
And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced,
rejoiced and said:

God save the king
Long live the king
God save the king
May the king live forever
Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen
Amen, amen, alleluia, amen
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God save the king
Long live the king
May the king live forever
Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen
May the king live
May the king live
Forever, forever, forever
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen

https://www.amazon.com/Handel-Coronation-Anthems-George-Frideric/dp/B00005N6UE/ref=asc_df_B00005N6UE/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid={creative}&hvpos={adposition}&hvnetw=o&hvrand={random}&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl={devicemodel}&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583589102326217&psc=1

The idea that came to me was to celebrate this Thanksgiving as a continuation of Sukkot and the Coronation of King Yeshua. So we are going to do that this year.

We will begin with communion and celebrate Yeshua’s sacrifice for us and his coronation as King in the Millennial Kingdom. We’ll briefly review the similarities of the English Coronation and the Bible, and enjoy our dinner listening to Handel’s Coronation Anthems in the background.

During the meal anyone who wishes to give a Thanksgiving toast to the King, or anything relating, will tap their glass of wine or grape juice, stand up, and announce their toast, at which we will all say Amen!

It will be a great day of Thanksgiving celebrating our King.


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