I believe YHWH is the same as EL, because of this scripture:
And God [Elohim] spoke to Moses and said to him, I am Jehovah [YHWH]. And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God [El] Almighty, and by My name JEHOVAH I never made Myself known to them.
Ex. 6:2-3
I don't think it means God was masquerading, he just has a second name.
No, I don't mean God is a human. I mean only that beings that are not God, can be called sons of god.
But, how do we know what they thought?
El-Almighty "El -Elyon" is an improper Translation -- not that it matters much but
El who suffices "El Shaddie is the Translation chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/exo6.pdf .. but, as stated no worries to the central point unless you wish to get into the Twin Peaks kind of Sufficing where YHWH not only has a differnt name .. but a different sex. .. apologies for the digression.
So what you are suggesting it that YHWH was running around using a different name during the time of Abraham and the Patriarchs and that the other name YHWH chose to use was the Supreme God of the Phonecian/Canaanite Pantheon
EL.
and sorry .. but yes .. this means that God was impersonating the Supreme God EL and/or YHWH is the Enlil of the Sumerian Pantheon.
Well -- that solves everything now doesn't it
YHWH is a trickster God .. who can't figure out who he wants to be from one day to the next .... giving one command one day .. and contradicting himself the next .. which perhaps is Fitting for this anthropomorphic God .. who is extremely Jealous of the other Sons of God and in fact a God who defines himself by this Jealousy .. declaring that his name is Jealousy ... which I suppose we could say is another name
"Jealousy" .. but this is not the name of a rival God.
and No .. beings who are not God .. are not being called Sons of God .. In Genesis 6 - Nor Job 1 - Nor Psalm 82 .. where it is not Humans up in heaven.. nor minor divinities such as angels who YHWH refers to as Gods "Yea are Elohim" -- followed by "Sons of the Supreme one"
Now obviously and according to the consensus of modern Theological scholarship .. "the Supreme one" is EL -- as we are in the "Congregation of EL" .. The Divine Council of EL -- and every living soul for thousands of miles in every direction .. knows what the Divine Congregation of EL is. .. OK ? and we know this for a fact .. as we can read about the religious beliefs of all these peoples .. in great detail .. written, in the case of the Canaanites and Phonecians .. in the language of the Israelites.
But - let us for a moment go with your claim that YHWH .. is the Supreme God EL .. head of the Divine Council being referred to as "EL-Oliun" -- God Supreme .. !! in Verse 6. This then means these Sons of God are Sons of YHWH .. aka Trickster God Loki .. and obviously your hypothesis completely false apart .. contradicting your hopes and dreams that the "Sons of God" .. are not actually "Sons of God" ..
Have you actually read Psalm 82 ?
Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 82 - New English Translation , and I have been kind enough to cite some relevant footnotes for you ..
The phrase עֲדַת אֵל (
ʿadat ʾel, “assembly of El”) appears only here in the OT.
The present translation assumes this is a reference to the Canaanite high god El, who presided over the Canaanite divine assembly. (See
Isa 14:13, where El’s assembly is called “the stars of El.”) In the Ugaritic myths the phrase
ʿdt ʾilm refers to the “assembly of the gods,” who congregate in King Kirtu’s house, where Baal asks El to bless Kirtu’s house.
The problem is that while you may wish to believe in monotheism .. and therefor there can't be other Gods that YHWH is defeating .. this is not about wht you wish ... nor about you believe ... this is about what the Israelites listening to this Psalm while at the Temple of YHWH believed .. and these folks know exactly what is going on in the story .. That their Patron God has defeated the other Gods .. in order to become Cheif God on Earth .. usurping the position that EL previously held .. El having moved up a level to Chief in the Heavens .. Son YHWH in charge of the Earth.
This Story is the Exact Same .. for every other Patron War God .. Every City having their own Champion .. Son of EL .. Much of the story of the Bible is the Battle between YHWH and these other Gods .. for those that take the time to read the book .. as opposed to strict reliance on man made dogma .. perhaps with a few cherry picked misinterperated passages.
There is no serious theologian .. biblical scholar .. intellectual .. who is not forced to admit that by all accounts .. the Israelites were raging Pagans in general .. and the few who did worship YHWH (which by definition at the time included the worship of Asherah and others) at minimum believed in the existence of other Gods .. just choosing to elevate YHWH over the others.
Whilst listening to Psalm 82 being Sung in a Temple of YHWH ~ 900 BC - tell me of the other sights and activities .. paying particular attention to the male temple prostitutes .. and the female ones.. .. be sure to smell the incense .. and take a deep breath of the Hash oil burning atop the Asherah Standing Stone - Goddess of Heaven .. and be sure to try one of those famous cakes .. and now tell me again about the Sons of the Supreme one that are defeated by Mighty YHWH.. usurping the position of EL as Cheif Deity on Earth.
Then go to Job .. and tell me who the Chief God of the Earth is .. mentioned by Name if you please
