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God is the judge of judges: Ps 82

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Ps 82:

1 God [H430 Elohim] has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods [elohim] he holds judgment:
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Elohim was judging the elohim in a divine council meeting.

2 “How long will you** judge** unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
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These elohim were judges. They judged humans. They favored the wicked people.

3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
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They didn't do right.

5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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These bad spiritual beings shook the foundations of right and wrong.

6 I said, “You are gods,
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'I' referred to the presiding judge, Elohim-God.

sons of the Most High, all of you; 7 nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.”
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The bad sons of the Most High would die like a mortal human prince.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!
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God would arise to take over all judgments directly. He judges the elohim; he judges the earth. He judges the judges.
 
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Yeshua interestingly refers to and quotes this Psalm in John 10:34
Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
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He uses the quotation to deflect the accusation of blasphemy levelled at Him; He argues that the word 'Elohim' / 'God' was used for human beings, while He himself only claimed to be the Son of God (John 10:36).
 
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