How did God the Father respond to the nations of the world and Israel rejecting His rule?
God the Father in heaven responded by laughing and holding the nations of the world and Israel in derision. When Jew and Gentile alike rejected His sovereign rule and His Anointed, refusing to have this man rule over them, the Lord sitting in the heavens treated their vain rebellion with derisive laughter.
Les teaches that the kings of the earth, the rulers of Israel, and the nations set themselves against the Anointed. Although Acts blames Israel for crucifying Christ, Rome carried it out and Pilate decreed it; Israel and the Romans together turned against Him. They said, “Let us break their bands asunder” and cast away their cords, rejecting God’s sovereign rule and declaring they would not have this man rule over them. God the Father’s response in heaven was to laugh and hold the nations of the world and Israel in derision. Verse 5 then begins with “Then,” introducing what follows.