Where did the role of God as sovereign king begin?

• A. Mount Sinai
• B. Mount Zion
• C. Mount Carmel
• D. Mount Nebo

Answer: (A)

God’s sovereignty over His people is publicly inaugurated when He meets Israel at Mount Sinai, giving the Mosaic Covenant and the Law. At Sinai He declares Himself to be Israel’s King, laying out the rules, responsibilities, and relationship that define how the nation will live under His authority. This establishes the theocratic rule: God governs, and His people live under His law. Mount Zion later becomes associated with the visible throne of this kingship in Jerusalem, but the first proclamation and formal establishment of His sovereign rule occurs at Sinai. The other mountains are linked to separate events—Carmel with Elijah’s confrontation against Baal, Nebo with Moses viewing the Promised Land—without marking the origin of God’s kingly rule.