Is Satan a son of God?

Based on the title, the question is Satan a son of God will be addressed. I will be using the NRSV Bible and attempt to be brief.  Job 1:6 reads as follows:

One day the heavenly beings[a] came to present themselves before the Lord, and the accuser[b] also came among them.(E)....

Footnotes

a. 1.6 Heb sons of God

b. 1.6 Heb the satan

Hence, see the foregoing footnotes. Regardless, let us proceed. First Chronicles 21:1 in the NRSV reads as follows:

Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.

Allow me to go further. Job 38:7 in the NRSV reads as follows:

when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings[a] shouted for joy?(A)....

Footnotes

• 38.7 Heb sons of God

 

Conclusion 1: the Book of Job seems to consider Satan to be a son of God based on the original Hebrew. A personal relevant question of mine often, although I usually do not try to mix text from other books to make a case is: are the sons of God referenced in Job the same types mentioned in Genesis 6:1-2, which reads as follows in the NRSV:

When people began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that they were fair, and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.

Conclusion 2: the translation in English used is the word "sons." The English word "beings" is not used. I cannot provide anything conclusive based on this NRSV translation alone at this time; however, if indeed the sons of God in Job are the same as the sons of God in Genesis, the implications are huge. The original question, although unanswered, is one worthy of a pursuit for an answer.

I hope you enjoyed reading. Blessings!

 

 

Reference:

NRSV Bible