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It was probably lost on most of the movie-going public, but there is an anointing in the animated film, The Lion King. At the beginning of the movie, after the king’s son, Simba, is born, all the animals gather at Pride Rock. Rafiki, the baboon, serves in a sort of priestly role, applies oil to the baby lion’s forehead, then lifts him up for all the animals to see. The elephants trumpet. The music swells. All the animals of the jungle bow down before the new crown prince. Then, Rafiki enters a cave and draws a picture of Simba on the wall. He makes sure to place the mark of anointing on his forehead. This sign of Simba’s royal identity is bestowed on him at birth, before he has anything to say about it. This was not the case with the anointing of David — although God surely knew, from this shepherd lad’s birth, that he was the one.
