The role of a higher power is very significant.
President or simply a parent or teacher. This is the case in the stories of .
Gilgamesh,Tablet XI and Genesis. In these two stories, similarities is.
the relationship between the higher power and man. Both Utanapishtim and Noah.
are proof that without the higher power man would not survive, and both show.
that man should continue a close relationship in order to maintain strength.
and have a positive outcome. It is also very apparent that the higher power.
has important knowledge to better mankind. Without such, survival would.
be difficult. In addition, the higher power must maintain control of man. .
Without control, there would be chaos.
In Gilgamesh, for example, a flood is ordered to destroy mankind because.
the gods believed that the land was overpopulated, and in Genesis, God.
ordered a flood to rid the world of the evilness and selfishness that had.
consumed man. Both higher powers proved their authority and their desire to.
maintain control.
In Gilgamesh, multiple gods existed, and each played a vital role.
"Anu was sworn, the counselor the valiant Enlil, their throne-bearer Ninurta,.
their canal-officer Ennugi, their leader Ea was sworn with them." (Gilgamesh 73). .
However, in Genesis, only one God existed, and He "created heaven .
and earth."(Genesis 97).It is very important to believe in, trust and.
follow a higher power.
Without their acceptance and trust in their god, Utanapishtim and Noah.
would not have survived. It was because of their knowledge and.
righteousness that they were chosen to construct a boat to protect them.
from the flood. God and the gods in Gilgamesh gave them specific.
instructions on how to build their boats and what to take with them. The.
building instructions were similar, but the contents on which to take were.
not. Utanapishtim was instructed to take "his family, his possessions, and.
every type of animal, as well as skilled individuals to keep alive.