BSN: GODS and SONS OF GOD

References to GODS:

The Hebrew word for God in Gen 1:1 and elsewhere is ELOHIM. An “-IM” at the end of a Hebrew noun usually indicates a plural condition. Nonetheless, it is most often translated as “God” in the NASB 1995. ***** Strong’s entry for the word “God” in Gen 1:1: 430 elohim (43b); pl. of 433; God, god:–divine(1), divine being(1), exceedingly(1), God(2326), god(45), God’s(14), goddess(2), godly(1), gods(204), great(2), judges(3), mighty(2), rulers(1), shrine*(1).
The expression “God of gods” appears in the NASB 1995 in the following verses: Dt 10:17; Ps 136:2; Dan 2:47; 11:36 e
Ps 45:7, quoted in Heb 1:9, speaks of two “Gods.” – “Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You…”
1 Cor 8:5-6 speaks of “many gods and many lords.”
Jn 10:34-36, quoting from Ps 82:6-7, speaks of God addressing men as “gods.”

The expression “SONS OF GOD” appears 10x in the NASB 1995 (OT 5x; NT 5x).
The five OT occurrences are divided between the books of Genesis (Gen 6:2, 4) and Job (Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7).
The five NT occurrences all speak of human beings transformed into “sons of God” through Christ (Messiah).