Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before the LORD, Satan also came among them.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 6. The sons of God. The angels, ( Challoner.) as the Septuagint express it. Calmet.—Satan also, and so forth This passage represents to us in a figure, accommodated to the ways and understandings of men, 1. The restless endeavours of satan against the servants of God. 2. That he can do nothing without God’s permission. 3. That God doth not permit him to tempt them above their strength: but assists them by his divine grace in such manner, that the vain efforts of the enemy only serve to illustrate their virtue and increase their merit. Challoner.—A similar prosopopeia occurs, 3 Kennicott. 22:19. Zechariah 1:10. Calmet.—Devils appear not in God’s sight, but sometimes in presence of angels, who represent God. Saint Athanasius q. 8. ad Antioc, ( Worthington.) or some ancient author.—The good angels can make known their orders to them. Zechariah 3:1. Jude 9. Both good and bad spirits may be considered as the ministers of God. Calmet.—They appear in judgment; though the latter could not see the Lord.
When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).