In an earlier study about Donald Trump, I addressed the issue of whether or not God raised him up in 2016. Many Evangelicals believe he is God’s choice for America. I do not. When the subject came up in a discussion with someone in my family, a Trumper, and announced on Facebook, just after the election in November, 2024, that **God has spoken**. I confronted her about the post, and she told me that she shouldn’t have to tell me that it is God who sets up kings and removes them, and the scripture that proves this is Daniel 2:21. When I questioned her about her mourning over Trump’s loss in 2020, she didn’t have an adequate answer. Throughout the Biden administration her profile picture was one of the Weeping Liberty images, changed temporarily only for birthday and holiday celebrations and the like. I mentioned this to her, but neither did she have an adequate reply for why she didn’t celebrate the Lord’s choice in 2020, assuming, of course, the Lord sets up every king (Daniel 2:21).
Nevertheless, in that earlier study of mine, I pointed out the Daniel 2:21 must be limited by Hosea 8:4, where the Lord claims he didn’t set up the kings that Israel had set up by themselves. So, we may conclude the Lord is able to do as he pleases in the kingdoms of men. He is able to set up and remove kings at will (Daniel 2:21), and mankind is unable to prevent God from doing so. Nevertheless, according to Hosea 8:4, God doesn’t set up every king who reigns.
If the above is true, what sort of kings does the Lord choose, when he raises up rulers for the nations? According to Daniel 4:17, “…the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, and he bestows them on whomever he wishes. He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.” In other words, when the Lord sets up a king or ruler, he raises up the humble, like David. Even Saul was humble, when the Lord chose him, but he corrupted himself later. Once the Lord decreed that the descendants of David would rule until the Messiah came, he didn’t need to set up anyone over Judah. Kings arose from among David’s descendants, usually the firstborn, but from time to time the Lord would intervene and put in another, as he did with Solomon, who was another humble man in the beginning, and he feared the Lord.
So, what can we say of Donald Trump and his rise to the office of President of the USA? Is he humble? Is he righteous? Does he fear the Lord? Correct me if you believe I’m wrong, but “No!” on all counts. Trump is about the most arrogant leader I’ve ever seen or heard about. His wickedness is renown; he’s a womanizer, a known felon, a bigot and a coward. When has this sort of man ever been the Lord’s choice for a leader of any nation? The context of my question assumes one believes in God and trusts the Bible, as his word to mankind. This series of posts isn’t directed toward unbelievers. Unbelievers can and will vote as they wish, and I don’t object to their doing so. My point is to address white Evangelical Christians. We should have common ground; we have a responsibility to both righteousness and the Gospel.
How can you support this man, when he is so wicked? Don’t you see that you are throwing away your witness of Christ by partnering with Trump at the polls? Seventy percent of white Evangelical Christians support Trump. He could not have been elected without your support, so you are accountable for doing what you’ve done in putting him in the office of President of the USA. The defense most often used, when I confront a Bible believer is: we’re all sinners, and we shouldn’t judge one another, but this excuse doesn’t’ hold water. One need only to point to the prophets to show **they** judged the nation, including kings, whom they rebuked for going against the Lord. Moreover, these very same Christians who don’t want to judge Trump, don’t hesitate to list Biden’s sins or Obama’s. It really isn’t that difficult to judge righteousness. What, really, had Trump done in the name of righteousness? Both Biden and Obama, although not all of their accomplishments dealt with matters of humane affairs, they had sought to exercise their powerful office with mercy toward the weak. Where has Trump done that?
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