Fw: Fw: More than one God

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>>TILL

>>We just looked at some passages a day or two ago that clearly show that

>>there was a recognition in Hebrew society that other gods existed but 

>>that their god Yahweh was more powerful.

>>

>>Psalm 89:5  Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Yahweh, your

>>faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.

>>6  For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the 

>>heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

>>7  a God feared in the council of the holy ones, great and awesome 

>>above all that are around him?

>>8  O Yahweh God of hosts, who is as mighty as you, O Yahweh? Your

>>faithfulness surrounds you.

>>

>>Psalm 86:8  There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are 

>>there any works like yours.

>>

>>If one is going to argue that these verses mean that there are no gods 

>>like Yahweh simply because no other gods exist, then one would have to 

>>argue that there are no works like Yahweh's because no other works exist.  

>>Clearly, these writers were comparing the greatness of Yahweh to that of other 

>>gods that they thought actually existed, just as his works were being 

>>compared to other works that existed.

>>

>>RON

>>There is only ONE God according to the Bible. Other "gods" are 

>>nonexistent. The "hosts" of heaven are the angels.

>>

>

>TILL

>That's some reply, Ron.  I quote specific biblical passages, which are only

>some of what I could have quoted, that show the writers believed in the

>existence of other gods besides Yahweh, and what was your response?  "There

>is only ONE God according to the Bible."  No, Ron, according to the passages

>that I quoted FROM THE BIBLE, there are other gods.  Yahweh is just top dog.

>

RON
As far as Exodus 18:11 is concerned, The New American Bible translates 
thus: "Now I know the Lord is a deity great beyond any other; for He 
took occasion of their being dealt with insolently to deliver the people 
from the power of the Egyptians." The people who "dealt proudly" were 
the Egyptians, not the Gods. Besides, by reading this out of context you 
failed to note that this is quoting the words of Jethro. Using this 
reasoning you could say the Bible instructs us to kill all boys because 
it says, quoting the King of Egypt, "if it is a boy, kill him." Do you 
see the difference? 

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