There are two important points to the Divine Right of Kings.
P
OINT I
Kings received their power from
God; and
P
OINT II
Kings were answerable
only to God.
The second point is
subtle, but
very important. It meant that the King was answerable to no authority,
religious or
secular. So, even if a ruler was 'bad', it was no man's place to question this - if God wanted him out, He would do it
on His own terms - also called 'death'.
Also, this gave the King
Legitimacy. Deposing a king was akin to
defying God - and who would be daring enough to follow the damned?