Abstract
Can one trust the gods? This question has a strange sound to the ears of those who have been raised or trained in the Jewish or Christian traditions. Moreover, when one move from the monotheistic world of Judaism and Christianity to the polytheistic world of the ancient Near Eastern matrix out of which Judaism and Christianity arose, one can see even more justification for distrusting divine promises. ARM X 9, one of the Mari prophetic texts, appears to speak to the question whether the gods were able to fulfill their promises. The Mari vision clearly serves as a promise of salvation, and the certainty of that promise is underscored by the oath that all the gods and goddesses take not to sin against Mari. In Ezek. xiv 1-11, a group of Israelite elders come to the prophet seeking an oracle from Yahweh. Keywords: Christian traditions; God; Israelite prophetic literature; Jewish traditions; Mari prophetic texts
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