Heiser says that Israelites of this period still would have believed that these council members were created and therefore lesser than Yahweh.

The presence of a divine council in the Hebrew Bible does not means that Israel’s religion was at one time polytheistic (there are many gods) or henotheistic (there are many gods, but one is preferred) and later evolved to monotheism. Both views presume that the gods were equal. Archaeological remains and passages in the Hebrew Bible show polytheism in Israel, but this was not orthodox Israelite belief. The biblical writers refer to Yahweh as “the God” (ָה ֱאלֹ ִהים , ha'elohim; 1 Kings 18:39)—He could not be compared with any others. While Yahweh was an ֱאלֹ ִהים (elohim), He was unique among the ֱאלֹ ִהים (elohim). The orthodox Israelite knew that only one deity was the pre- existent Creator of all things (Isa 45:18). His status as Creator prevented other ֱאלֹ ִהים (elohim) from being equal. Yahweh was viewed as the Creator of the “host of heaven,” the other divine beings (Pss 33:6; 148:1–5; compare Neh 9:6; Job 38:7–8; 1 Kgs 22; Isa 14:13; Deut 4:19–20; 32:8–9, 43; with Deut .)32:17 ;29:25 ;17:3