What other scriptures highlight God's sovereignty over nations like Ezekiel 26:16? Ezekiel 26:16 in Focus “Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be appalled at you.” Tyre’s proud rulers are pictured cowering before God’s judgment—an unmistakable snapshot of the LORD’s absolute authority over every throne on earth. Old-Testament Echoes of the Same Theme • Psalm 22:28 — “For dominion belongs to the LORD, and He rules over the nations.” • Psalm 47:8 — “God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.” • Job 12:23 — “He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations and leads them away.” • Proverbs 21:1 — “The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; He directs it wherever He pleases.” • Isaiah 40:23 — “He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.” • Isaiah 45:6–7 — “I am the LORD, and there is no other… I form the light and create darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things.” • Jeremiah 18:7-10 — God can “uproot, tear down, and destroy” a kingdom—or “build and plant” it—according to its response to His word. • Daniel 2:21 — “He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them.” • Daniel 4:35 — “He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” • Amos 4:13 — “He…makes known His thoughts to man, He who turns dawn to darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God Almighty is His name.” New-Testament Confirmation • Acts 17:26 — “From one man He made every nation of men… and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.” • Romans 13:1 — “There is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been appointed by God.” • 1 Timothy 6:15-16 — Christ is “the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords.” • Revelation 17:17 — God directs even rebellious rulers “to carry out His purpose… until the words of God are fulfilled.” What These Passages Teach Us Today • God alone establishes, sustains, and removes every government; no power structure is self-made. • National rise or collapse never catches Heaven off guard; every geopolitical shift fits inside His sovereign plan. • Leaders are accountable to the One who placed them; their authority is delegated, not autonomous. • Because He rules, believers can rest—trusting His providence even when earthly politics feel chaotic. • The call is to faithful obedience and confident hope: history’s Author is still writing, and His purposes will stand. |
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