"[The divine council is] the heavenly host, the
pantheon of divine beings who
administer the affairs
of the cosmos. All
ancient Mediterranean cultures had some conception of a divine council.
The divine
council of Israelite religion, known primarily through the
psalms, was distinct in important ways."
Michael S. Heiser, Dictionary of the
Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry, & Writings;
ed. Tremper Longman and Peter Enns; InterVarsity Press, 2008
