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NASB | Psalm 82:6 I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 82:6 I said, "You are gods; Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High. [Gen 6:1-4; John 10:34-36; Rom 13:1, 2] |
Bible Question:
When the Jews said Jesus made himself God, they are saying that Jesus claimed to be God Almighty. My question is why did Jesus refer to Psalms 82, which is talking about judges, to defend a charge that he was God Almighty? My second question does John 10:34-35 give men the right to call themselves "little gods"? |
Bible Answer: Mincc, the Jews' accusation of blasphemy (John 10:33) that "You (Jesus), being a man, make yourself out to be God" was what triggered Jesus' response wherein your questions lie. In Psalm 82:6 God calls some unjust judges "gods" and pronounces calamity against them. Jesus is therefore making the argument that that this psalm proves that the word "god" can be legitmately used to refer to others than God Himself. So His reasoning may quite likely be this: If there are indeed others whom God can address as "god" or "sons of the Most High," why then should the Jews object to Jesus' statement (in verse 36) that He is "the Son of God"? In verses following, Jesus expands his argument by telling the Jews that even if they did not believe His claim to be the Son of God merely on his assertion that He was, they should at least consider His works "so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me and I in the Father." (verse 38)...... In no sense did Jesus "make Himself God" as the Jews accused Him of doing, nor did God "make" Jesus His Son (see John 1:1-3)...... Your second question is, "Does John 10:34,35 give men the right to call themselves "little gods"? I fail to see anything in the context of this passage that would bestow to men in general the license to confer upon themselves any such title. To assume that it does requires a kind of extrapolition that militates against the command to accuratly handle the word of truth (2 Tim.2:15). -Hank |