God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
–Psalm 47:8
In Bible times, and even into the days of medieval kings, if the king was standing at a distance watching battles take place between his army and the army of his enemies, the outcome was still undecided. It wasn’t yet clear who would win.
But if the king was seated on his throne, he was sitting because he was fully confident that victory was his. All that was left to be done was to tidy up the “loose ends.”
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