Principle: God not only
raises up rulers and put them down; He also governs all their deeds in every
age.
“The king’s heart is a stream of water in my hand, says the
LORD; I turn it wherever I will.” (Proverbs 21:1)
“I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, by the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. . . . I will break the yoke of Egypt, and her
proud might shall come to an end. . . . I will strengthen the arms of the king
of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh.”
(Ezekiel 30:10, 18, 24)
“I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the
field to serve him. All the nations shall serve him and his son and his
grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great
kings shall make him their slave.” (Jeremiah 27:6–7)
“As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so
shall it stand. I will break the Assyrian in my land; and his yoke shall depart
from my people.” (Isaiah 14:24–25)
“I will make the nations the inheritance of my Son, and the ends
of the earth will be his possession. He shall break them with a rod of iron.” (Psalm 2:8–9)
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