Who are these gods in the divine council in Psalm 82?
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The word "elohim" is also translated as "angels" in the OT.
1) (plural)
a) rulers, judges
b) divine ones
c) angels
d) gods
Why are you insistent that the "gods" spoken of in this council which God rules is "rulers and judges" but not angels?
Even Talmage understood that these were human judges.Quote:
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James Talmage "Jesus the Christ"
"Plainly they had found no ambiguity in His words. He then cited to them the scriptures, wherein even judges empowered by divine authority are called gods, 9 and asked: "Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken: say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?"
When reading the Psalm in contex why do you think the gods in verse 1 are different than the gods in verse 6?
Because it is a broad declaration in verse 1 of who God is. Why would you think that the mighty is ONLY the judges especially in light that they were being wicked at the time---why on earth would God call then "mighty" then?
1*God presides in the great ***embly he renders judgment among the “gods”:
I am speaking about "among the gods". Why do you think that these are different gods than in verse 6 when reading the entire Psalm in contex?
In reading the entire text of Psalms 82....in verse one, it is clearly a broad definition that God rules all rulers, in heaven and on earth.Quote:
Isa 24:21 ¶ And it shall come to p*** in that day, [that] the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones [that are] on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
Psalms 82:6 lend one to believe that those who are ruling on earth are not doing a good ***. Hence, he rules all---you children of the Most High God who have been called by Him are not doing.
Who do you think is being referred to at the end of the verse:
Psa 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Who is going to "inherit" all nations?
Who is in the "great ***embly"---are there only human judges and rulers?
And don't forget that Talmadge quote is over 75 years old. He didn't have the benefit of all the research and discovery that has gone on since he wrote those words. Even Nibley said he could not be held accountable for anything he said or wrote over 10 years before.Quote:
Marvin