A strong theme in most biblical preaching in the UK is the removal of power. It’s done – in religious terms – if a people are judged by God to have zero credibility. The high walls come down. The armies are defeated. The kingdom is overcome.
The teaching of this has reached a lot of people over the years. We get the humiliation some rulers feel in the process. We know of the jubilation that can result afterwards. We also know it’s more nuanced than that at times, like the Nativity.
However, the lessons are played out in our modern lives too. The falling of some power bases. The titling of alliances this way or that. The failure of a plan to overtake. This is unfolding right before our eyes in every part of the world. These truths are always relevant to us.