"and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel" (2 Kings 9:2-3)
When prophets have anointed kings, it has been in private, away from others. This isn't a new idea. Anointing, like any priesthood ordinance, is usually done in private. It is something godly, private, something between a man and his God.
Now, Jehu will go out and tell everyone what happened, but they weren't allowed to see the actual ordination. In this way, to the public eye it appears that by small things great things are brought to pass. It is a truth that many of the most miraculous experiences will have very few witnesses: the First Vision, restoration of the priesthood in the latter-days, patriarchal blessings, and temple ordinances. Sacred things are kept private. God is a personal God, and testimony and miracles and ordinations usually come personally.
Why so private? Because, I think, in the end, God doesn't care so much how the onlookers felt and changed, but how you personally felt and changed from the ordinance. If something is for you, from God, then He doesn't want you to be concerned about what everyone else is thinking, how they are judging you in that moment. He wants you to be in the moment, free from other outside influences, to really sink in the experience where you come closest to touching God. Sacred things are private, because in that moment, God is focusing just on you.
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