Comparing God And Marduk's View Of Humanity

God and Marduk have different views on humanity. God looks upon humanity as his own people. God refers to the people as “his people” and that is why he is saving the Israelites from the Egyptians. Marduk views humanity as a creation that can be used to serve the gods. Marduk creates humanity out of spite. That is why Marduk creates humanity from the death of Kingdu, a rebel God that caused Tiamat to rebel and fight.

God’s view of humanity in the burning bush incident is that it is almost his job to care for them. Moses is tending to Jethro’s flock when he notices that a bush is on fire but not being consumed. It is there that Moses meets the lord and the lord said “I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their
From “blood I mass and cause bones to be. I will establish a savage, “man” shall be his name. Verily, savage-man I will create” (Tablet VI, Reid, 8-9). Marduk views mankind as savage. Man “shall be charged with the service of the gods. That they might be at ease!” (Tablet VI, Reid, 8-9). The role of man is to work for the gods so that the gods can be at rest. Marduk ordered that the one who “made Tiamat rebel, and joined battle” (Tablet VI, Reid, 8-9) be handed over to make humans. Therefore the gods told Marduk that “it was Kingu who contrived the uprising, and made Tiamat rebel, and joined battle” (Tablet VI, Reid, 8-9). What the gods did was “bound him, holding him before Ea. They imposed on him his guilt and severed his blood (vessels). Out of his blood they fashioned mankind” (Tablet VI, Reid, 8-9). And thus humans were formed from the will of Marduk to serve the gods on earth. Marduk’s and God’s view of humanity are quite different from each other. Marduk is much more harsh, killing the rebel god Kingu in order to create mankind to serve the gods. God is in a way kinder. He uses Moses in order to save his people from Egypt and is willing to punish the Egyptians if they do not let the Israelites