I don't see how that business about children of a lesser god is a metaphor, Tug.What is it supposed to convey? It is an acknowledgement of the existence of other ,but lesser, gods, surely. I am the lord thy god and I am a jealous god said Jehova in the Ten commandments . He didn't actually say that he was the only god . I'm sure he would have done if that's what he had meant at the time.

Here's a list of the different gods mentioned by name and described as gods in the bible. See: http://www.bobgod.com/other.html
Astroloth - Judges 2:13, Samuel 7:3-4
Baal - 2 Samuel 2:8; 1 Kings 17:1, 18:17-19; 2 Kings 1:2-5; Jeremiah 9:13-16; Hoseah2:2-13, 14-22
Baal-zebul - 2 Kings 1:2-5
Bel - Isaiah 46:1-4 (also in apochraphal chapters removed from Daniel)
Beelzebul - Mark 3:22
Chemosh - Numbers 21:29, Judges 11:24
"Day Star" and Dawn - Isaiah 14:12-15
Hadad-rimmon - Zechariah 12:11
Ishtar - Jeremiah 44:15-28
Marduk - Jeremiah 50:2-3
Milkom - 2 Samuel 12:30
Nabu - Isaiah 46:1-4
Sakkuth and Kaiwan - Amos 5:26
Tammuz - Isaiah 17:9-11; Ezekiel 8:14-18; Daniel 11:36-39

Also , this is from Psalms 82 : "God standth in the congregation of the mighty, he judgeth among the gods"

I've heard it said-or perhaps read somewhere - that the only truly monotheistic religion is Islam . The Christian concept of the Trinity is seen by many as polytheistic .