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To: BlueMoose
Notice is Psalm 82, the theme is righteous judgement. Verses 1, 2, and 3 use either the words judge or justice and verse describes (without using those words) an act of judging. Verses 5-7 are God's lament that his human judges (unfortunately, translated as "gods" in the KJV) have fallen short and will suffer the consequences with verse 8 praising God as the rightful head and judge of the entire earth.

The word "elohim" which is translated here as "gods" was used of human judges in Exodus (21:6 and 22:8,9). If you read Psalm 82 with idea of human judges the whole passage makes perfect sense. Your interpretation makes no contextual sense. Particularly, when combined with other explicit texts where God says there are no other gods. ("Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me." Isaiah 43:10 or "Is there any God besides Me, Or is there any other Rock? I know of none." Isaiah 44:8).

130 posted on 04/09/2012 1:05:00 PM PDT by CommerceComet (If Mitt can leave the GOP to protest Reagan, why can't I do the same in protest of Romney?)
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To: CommerceComet

Sorry. Should be “notice in”, not “notice is”. I saw that just as I hit post.


131 posted on 04/09/2012 1:06:21 PM PDT by CommerceComet (If Mitt can leave the GOP to protest Reagan, why can't I do the same in protest of Romney?)
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