The worldview of the biblical writer was: Where Yahweh is, so is his council. Yahweh had announced his intention to create humankind as his imagers (Gen 1:26). The council members heard that these humans, new members in Yahweh’s family, would be tasked with overspreading the earth, advancing God’s kingdom rule. They were Yahweh’s choice to be steward-kings over a global Eden under his authority.
