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The fact that the throne of God is heaven adds to the idea of His sovereignty:--
"For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear
Him" (Psa. 103: 11).
"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision" (Psa. 2: 4).
Nebuchadnezzar had to be taught a drastic lesson in order that he might learn that "the
heavens do rule" (Dan. 4: 26), which is interpreted in the same chapter as:--
"Till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to
whomsoever He will" (Dan. 4: 25).
"And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and
mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and
honoured Him that liveth for ever and ever, Whose dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and His kingdom is from generation to generation; and all the inhabitants of the earth are
reputed as nothing: and He doeth according to His will in the army of heaven, and
among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What
doest Thou?" (Dan. 4: 34, 35).
"The Lord of Hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to
pass: and as I have purposed, so shall it stand" (Isa. 14: 24).
Here we have sovereignty, His pleasure, His will, His counsel, His purpose,
His thoughts, all shall stand, all be accomplished.
The sovereignty of God is seen in the irresistible character of His actions.--
Nebuchadnezzar, the autocratic King and head of gold, learned at last to confess that
"none can stay His hand". Elihu testified of God that
"When He giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when He hideth His
face, who then can behold Him?" (Job 34: 29).
And Job at last confessed:--
"I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought of Thine can be hindered"
(Job 42: 2).
"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? . . . . . He that sitteth
in the heavens shall laugh . . . . . Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion"
(Psa. 2: 1-6).
The sovereignty of God is seen in His unaccountability to any of His creatures.
"None can . . . . . say . . . . . What doest Thou?" (Dan. 4: 35).
"Why dost thou strive against Him? for He giveth not account of any of His matters"
(Job 33: 13).
"Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who may say unto him, What doest
thou?" (Eccles. 8: 4).
"Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? How
much less to Him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more
than the poor? for they are all the work of His hands" (Job 34: 18, 19).