He did not deny Jehovah’s power, but he challenged His way of exercising sovereignty and therefore His right to rule.
وَهكَذَا مُنْذُ فَجْرِ ٱلتَّارِيخِ ،‏ نَشَأَتْ هُنَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْقَضِيَّةُ ٱلرَّئِيسِيَّةُ :‏ سُلْطَانُ يَهْوَه .‏