The gods of Ancient Greece mainly existed as protectors. For example, Athens's patron deity was Athena. Legend had it that when Athens was first founded, Athena and Poseidon fought endlessly over who would become its patron deity. In the end, they reached an agreement: whoever could provide humanity with something useful would become the city's patron deity.
Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and conjured a warhorse, while Athena conjured an olive tree. In mountainous Athens, the olive tree seemed more useful, so Athena won, and olives became symbols of peace and prosperity.
The Greek city of Thebes, where Oedipus was born, had Apollo as its patron deity. Legend said the city had seven gates, like Apollo's seven-stringed lyre. Yet because of Oedipus's sins, the city received no divine blessing and was instead struck by plague.
The prophet Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. In fact, Thebes was called "Thebes"; it was given the name Thebes to distinguish it from Thebes in Egypt.
Moses understood very well how to tend sheep. He first let out the youngest lambs, allowing them to eat the tenderest grass. Then he released the slightly older sheep, which could eat the tougher grass. After that came the strongest sheep, which could eat the toughest grass. That way, every sheep had grass to eat, and no fighting broke out.
It was precisely because Jehovah saw this that He believed Moses would have pity on His people and handed him the staff. However, before setting out, Jehovah had something for Moses to do. He told the Hebrews to gather straw and make bricks as an offering to Him.
Already crushed beneath the work assigned by Pharaoh, the people had another burden piled onto them. Moses had thought following Jehovah would bring salvation, so he asked