Divine Origin of State: 

Theory of divine origin of state is the oldest theory. This is a completely imaginary theory. This theory considers king as representative of God. It does not consider the king responsible towards the public. It supports autocratic monarchy. It is duty of public to obey the king always. To disobey the king is a sin towards God. State is not a man-made institution, it is divine, directly or indirectly.

At first place, the supporters of this theory include ancient Jewish thinkers. This theory was accepted in Greece and Rome also. Ancient Indian thinkers along with thinkers of China and Egypt were of the view that state was created by God. According to Manusmriti, state is creation of God.

Hint of divine origin of the king can be found in ‘Shanti Parva’ of Mahabharata’. This theory started declining after 16th centuary. This theory was criticized on the grounds of being opponent of democracy, unscientific, traditional and religious, and not applicable to modern states.