in medieval europe, there was a concept called "the divine right of kings" which meant kings were given their positions by god. that meant that anybody who wanted to go against the king’s wishes would also be going against the wishes of god.

today, when there is a coronation of a british monarch (royal), they are symbolically blessed by a church official which ties them to the old tradition of being put into power by god. the UK is the only country that still does this type of coronation – in other places, this ceremony has been replaced by a different kind of "swearing in." the british have tried to trace their royal bloodlines all the way back to king david of the old testament to convince everyone that they really should be in power. their motto is "i rule with god’s blessing."

this belief system can also include tracing the ruler’s bloodlines all the way back to jesus or god himself, making it even more convincing that the ruler should be in power.

this belief in divine rule was also practiced by others throughout history. some philosophers believed that even if a king was put into power by god, it was ok to overthrow this king if his laws were too cruel and unjust. but it was hard for a king to change a cruel law put into place by his ancestors because he would have to consult his ministers to carry out his rule in a divine way, so even if he wanted to change things he might have a difficult time doing so.

a lot of the concept of divine rule comes from romans 13:1-2 which says something like "everyone is under the rule of a higher pwer. the only power comes from god. anyone who doesn’t follow the will of this power is damned." a basic interpretation of the verses says that since a king is put in power by god, everyone has to obey him like they would obey god – otherwise they are going against god.

i hope that helps!
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