[2] Angels Ruling with God (The Divine Council)

No king rules alone, but every king has officials under him. So too God. This is the summary of God’s divine council.
1. The council is God’s governing body.
Another way to understand the council is to see it as those who have access to God’s court
1. Even in earthly kingdoms, citizens don’t just have access to the rulers, but certain officials do
By His design, God cannot rule alone – not because He lacks the strength to do so, but because it will wear out creation [Exo 18:14-18]
1. God’s dominion is vast and His subjects innumerable, so it would be impractical to rule it all alone.
The divine council follows the principles of governments
1. Not that the council copies earthly governments – rather, the earth is trying to mirror what is already in heaven.
The entire council serves God, to maintain order and to do good [Rom 13:4]
There are different ranks among them
They keep records of the following.
1. God’s words / decrees / prophecies / judgments [Psa 119:89]
  1. They work to fulfil His words [Psa 103:20]
2. They keep records of God’s subjects [Rev 20:12]
God is the one who established the council [Psa 82:6].
1. Since their establishment, God has done apart from them. For God to act without them would be to render them pointless.
Members of the council present cases before God, seeking His judgments [Job 33:23-25].