When I was a child, one of my favorite Disney movie...
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When I was a child, one of my favorite Disney movies was The Sword in the Stone. I loved the climactic scene where there is a tournament going on to determine who will be the next king. Strong, imposing knights joust and fight, hoping to use their strength to gain the throne. Meanwhile, in an old churchyard in another part of London, the true king, King Arthur, is revealed when a scrawny boy pulls a miraculous, yet forgotten sword from an anvil. This was not the way the people expected the next king to be revealed; yet it was undeniable who the true king was meant to be.
In today's passage, we see Israel's expectations for the revealing of their true king. "Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence" (v. 1). They expected a glorious appearing of a great warrior king from heaven who would slay their adversaries and set up his throne in Jerusalem. As this season celebrates, the true king was revealed in a dirty stable, much like England's king was found in a scrawny ward far from the roaring crowd.
In today's passage, we see Israel's expectations for the revealing of their true king. "Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence" (v. 1). They expected a glorious appearing of a great warrior king from heaven who would slay their adversaries and set up his throne in Jerusalem. As this season celebrates, the true king was revealed in a dirty stable, much like England's king was found in a scrawny ward far from the roaring crowd.
