God Is over Us (v. 2b). Not only was God’s sanctuary in Judah but so was His throne (Ex. 19:6). David and his descendants were God’s chosen rulers, but they represented the Lord God and had to obey His law. God made a covenant with David in which He promised him a throne forever and an heir forever on that throne (2 Sam. 7). David’s throne is gone (Hos. 3:4-5), but that covenant is fulfilled in Jesus Christ (Luke 1:30-33, 68-73). One day He will sit on David’s throne and rule over His kingdom. Had the people of Israel obeyed the Lord and allowed Him to exercise dominion over them, they would have been a great witness to the Gentile nations around them. Instead, they followed the ways of these nations and worshipped false gods instead of the true and living God.