[B-Greek] Problems with Psalm 82:1 in LXX

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Tue Oct 4 13:30:52 EDT 2005


On Tue  4 Oct 2005 (12:21:54), albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca wrote:
On Oct 4, 2005, at 7:56 AM, Octavio Rodriguez wrote:

> I have a problem wtih Psalm 82:1. I am going to show you these 
> versions:
 [snip]

 Dear Octavio,

 The simplest solution (Occam would approve) is to recognise that 'eLoHiYM
 in Hebrew can mean "judges" rather than God or gods. The Judges sat to
 dispense divine judgment on behalf of God, rather as the UK judhes of
 the Queen's Bench sit in the seat of the Queen.

 In Exodus 21:6, 22:7 and 8 the Judges are called 'eLoHiYM. So in Psalm 82
 [81], God is reminding the *unjust judges* who are not dispensing divine
 justice that the Day will come when they will be standing before Him
 in judgment. Think of Psalm 82 [81] as a prophecy against those unjust
 judges who sit in the place of God, yet abuse their position and wrest his
 justice. God appointed them to act on His behalf (verse 6); now they
 shall die like those whom they condemned (verse 7).

 ERRWSQE
 Ben
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