You refers to the human judges of israel that make unjust judgments and are rebuked In the midst of the gods he renders judgment 2 he says, “how long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked 6 i thought, ‘you are gods All of you are sons of the most high Central here is jesus’ quotation of psalm 82, let us again compare
How should we understand psalm 82:1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty He judgeth among the gods And who are the gods According to other answers here w. Psalm 82 is understood as describing a scene in the heavenly courtroom where god rebukes other gods in a divine council for failing to judge correctly
In psalm 82:6, we read Therefore they were seeking again to seize him, and he eluded their grasp His use of psalm 82:6 is provocative The context of the psalm 82 is about unjust rulers who are corrupting the earth, spreading evil, and oppressing the righteous and the. Elohim in hebrew is used in 82:1 as god, in 6 as gods & How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked
Selah give justice to the weak and the fatherless Maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute Rescue the weak and the needy Deliver them from the hand of the wicked I believe asaf or god could be speaking in psalm 82:5: Psalm 82:6 (esv) 6 i said, “you are gods, sons of the most high, all of you
Both verses refer to human judges in israel This is appropriate, since they were to serve as god’s spokesmen and representatives The jews were falsely claiming that jesus made himself god. In short, i would argue that the elohim of psalm 82 are the judges/rulers of israel who are being rebuked, and with a fair amount of sarcasm Rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power 2
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