B. Job Tested (1:6–2:13) 1. Satan’s accusations of Job (1:6–12) 6–12 There are two scenes in heaven, each depicting the divine council (1:6–12 and 2:1–6). Each is followed by a series of events that result from the encounter between the Lord and Satan. The divine council (v.6) is made up of the benê hāʾelōhîm (“the sons of God” [NIV, “angels”], which here [but probably not in Gen 6:2] refers to these supernatural beings who are above men but created by God [Ps 8:5]). The heathen nations used
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