Modeled in God's image

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[...] Though Shamash wishes Enkidu be found innocent it is to no avail because the other gods are in cooperation and they wield the power of the decision. In contrast God can do whatever he pleases and there is no discord that will prevent his will from being fulfilled. In the story The Flood he pronounces will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth which is a trait of absolute power. The gods of the polytheistic stories behaviors and personalities matter greatly to whether they agree and work it cohesion or disagree and discord reigns supreme. [...]

[...] Modeled in God's image Humans have believed in a God or gods since the beginning of time but the concept of what a god is like varies. Historic tales have given us a clear picture of the polytheistic gods who were believed to have ruled the land in the time of Gilgamesh and Homer but most modern religions draw from the concept of one God, like that of the book Genesis. In the great epics gods needed cooperation between themselves to ensure the outcome they sought after. [...]

[...] In the story of Abraham and Isaac God says “Take now thy, son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah: and offer him there for burnt offering upon one of the mountains I will tell thee God in this passage comes to Abraham and demands this offering unlike Gilgamesh who offers his tears for protection or Odysseus who has Athena come down in human form to aid him of his journey. The monotheistic God lacks the personality that is clearly shown by the gods of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey. [...]