In the New Testament, this title is bestowed on Jesus as well. Wealth and honor come from you you are the ruler of all things’” ( 1 Chronicles 29:10-12). Yours, Lord, is the kingdom you are exalted as head over all. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. “David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, ‘Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. “The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all” ( Psalm 103:19). He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing” ( Isaiah 40:21-23). He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. “Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. Though Old Testament books may not use the exact phrase “King of Kings and Lord of Lords,” there are many declarations of God’s supreme rule: Where Do We See God Called the King of Kings and Lord of Lords? But Scripture makes it clear that only our Lord is truly worthy of the title.

It applied to a Pharaoh or a monarch who held a higher position than any other kings in a region. “King of Kings and Lord of Lords” has been used to describe a grand ruler in the Middle East, as recently as the early 20th century.

For instance, Merriam Webster’s definition says, “An earthly sovereign,” and then “God Christ.” And the Oxford English Dictionary refers to both God and Jesus with the term. While exploring this phrase, I found that this term has been used in both secular and Christian ways. His dominion is an eternal dominion his kingdom endures from generation to generation.Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just” ( Daniel 4:34, 37). “Then I praised the Most High I honored and glorified him who lives forever.

Gods, Kings & Slaves by R. Venketesh