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Job 1:6
Now there was a day when the sons of God (bene ha elohim) came to present themselves before
Yahweh, and Satan also came among them.

The most common argument against angels being called “sons of God” is based upon a
misunderstanding of the following Scripture passage.

Hebrews 1:5
For to which of the angels did He ever say: "You are My Son, today I have begotten You"?

In this passage the apostle is declaring the preeminence of Christ above all other created beings. He
is making a Scriptural argument that Yahshua is greater than all of the angels. Some in reading what
the apostle has written declare, “See, he has said that God never refers to the angels as sons.” This
is NOT what the apostle wrote. The apostle is directly referencing an Old Testament prophecy of the
Messiah.

Psalms 2:6-7
“But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain. I will surely tell of the
decree of Yahweh: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You.’”

It is improper Biblical exegesis to break apart this Biblical quotation and cite Hebrews 1:5 as “For
to which of the angels did He ever say: ‘You are My Son’?” We cannot stop there. If we abused the
Scriptures in this manner we could come up with many errant ideas. The apostle is stating that the
prophecy from the Psalms “You are My Son, today I have begotten You,” was not spoken of an
angel. It was only spoken of Yahshua. It is error to conclude that no part of this prophetic statement
is true of the angels. It is the statement in its entirety that cannot be applied to angelic beings. The
angels are sons of God, but there is only one Son who was directly begotten from the Father.

It should not seem strange to Christians that Yahweh refers to angels as sons of God any more than
that He should refer to Adam as “the son of God” (Luke 3:38). Like Adam, angels are sentient beings
with free will. They were created to show forth the glory of God. Furthermore, we find that angels
are referred to as “gods” in the Bible.

Psalms 82:1
God (Elohim) has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods (elohim) he holds
judgment.

The Hebrew term “elohim” denotes “a mighty one.” This is not a name. It is merely a title. This word
appears approximately 2,600 times in the Old Testament, and is most often used as a reference to
Yahweh. However, in a small percentage of occurrences it is used as a reference to angels, to the
false gods of other nations, or as a reference to a mighty man.

Genesis 23:5-6
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, “Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty
(elohim) prince among us.”