ahweh is said to preside over the "sons of God [Elohim]" so there is a way in which godlike characters are active in the affairs of men and God. Since Satan is one of these "sons of God" and the instigator of the trouble Job endured, one can deduce the character of these other "sons of God" and perceive their deception behind other pagan gods and goddesses. This is important to keep in mind, because "to us it appears that El and Yahweh were originally identical and not two originally different gods who were secondarily identified."
Oldenburg also notes that while "according to the Hebrew Bible Yahweh is identical with El of the patriarchs, and his name occurs in parallelism with El, Shaddai, and with Elyon" that yet "the name Yahweh . . . was not known to the patriarchs." Also, the revelation of the name Yahweh not only expresses His nature as having life in Himself, but also reveals a deeper understanding of His nature: "for the Lord whose name is jealous, is a jealous God." This is a profound difference that distinguishes Him from pretentious monotheism that
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