Is YHWH and El [yon] the same being?
"..[Elyon] gave to the nations their inheritance,
when he divided mankind,
he fixed the borders of the peoples
according to the number of [Bene Elohim].
But [YHWH's] portion is his people,
Jacob his allotted heritage."
- Deut 32:8-9
See [Deut 6:4](https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/deu/6/4/) - yes.
Based off the original text, it says...
"The Lord [YHWH] our God, the Lord [YHWH] is one"
i.e. “Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one.”
It doesn't address the original passage in question.
The Masoretic Text has YHWH Elohim is one YHWH
But either way, the whole counsel of God is clear that there is only one God.
E.g.
>Deut. 6:4. Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD . Isa. 44:6. Thus
saith the L ORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first,
and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Isa. 45:21–22. Tell ye, and bring
them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient
time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the L ORD? and there is no God else
beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye
saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. 1 Cor. 8:4–6. As
concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols,
we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be
gods many, and lords many,) but to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all
things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by
him.
From [WSC #5](https://opc.org/documents/SCLayout.pdf) proof texts
Elohim, while at time was used by the Hebrews as a 'name' for God, it is better described as a category of being. Elohim have 'titles' (i.e. roles) such as angel, watcher, the satan etc. These are all Elohim, part of the divine council.
A perfect example of this in the text:
"God [Elohim] has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods [Elohim] he holds judgment"
- Psalm 82:1
"You are gods [Elohim],
sons of the Most High [Bene Elyon/Elohim], all of you;
nevertheless, like men you shall die,
and fall like any prince."
- Psalm 82:6-7
The context for this is after the Tower of Babel, the nations were divided up upon the number of the sons of God [Bene Elohim], and YHWHs portion was Jacobs - which latter turned into Israel after YHWH wrestled with him and broke his hip.
The problem here was that the divine beings, the sons of God allotted over the nations (70 of them) rebelled and were corrupted at some point, and Ps 82 is the judgment of these beings that they were to now die like men.
Going back to your post, YHWH is one of the Elohim, the question I raised, is YHWH the 'Elohim above all Elohim".
Deut 32 could suggest that YHWH isn't that.
See Kline, [Divine Kingship and Genesis 6:1-4](https://www.galaxie.com/article/wtj24-2-03/print)
That is attempting to address Genesis in a non-supernatural view, most likely leading to the common misunderstanding "Sethite" view, which IMO is deeply flawed.
...more deeply flawed than thinking YHWH is merely a tribal deity? Because it seems to me that would be the inevitable conclusion of the line of interpretation you're suggesting.
I would suggest, kindly, that these esoteric hunts for hidden meanings distract from the gospel. I wasted years on that path. Jesus said the entire OT was about him. He told the Pharisees, in effect, if they read the Scriptures and don't see him, they read them wrongly.
I'm not suggesting you don't see him. Just that these hunts can distract. Just some unsolicited thoughts from a stranger on the interwebs. ✌️
I appreciate the thoughts.
One thing I'm learning the older I get is that things aren't as they seem; unless you seek to find the truth yourself, you can be led astray by the mainstream.
Be it the news, medical information, politics, and even history itself. I would not want to be so ignorant to think the same could not be the said about "Religion".
Jesus himself said if you seek, you will find. I hope we all can focus on what Jesus said closely and seek His truth, not our truth.
The whole counsel of God is also clear that 1) "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof"; and 2) his elect are "his special portion" among them.
