The gods of ancient Greece mainly existed as guardians. For example, the patron saint of Athens was Athena. Legend has it that when Athens was first built, Athena and Poseidon fought over who would become its patron saint. In the end, they

An agreement was reached that whoever can provide useful things to mankind will be called the patron saint of the city.

Poseidon struck the ground with his trident to conjure a war horse, while Athena conjured an olive tree. In Athens, which is full of mountains, the olive tree seemed more useful, so it ended with Athena's victory.

It has also become a symbol of peace and prosperity.

The city of Thebes in Greece, where Oedipus was born, has Apollo as its patron saint. Legend has it that the city has seven gates, just like Apollo's lyre. But with the sins Oedipus committed, this

The city was not blessed by God, but was plagued by plague.

The prophet Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. In fact, the name of Thebes was "Thebes". The name was given to distinguish it from Thebes in Egypt.

Moses knew how to herd sheep. He put out the youngest lambs first so they could eat the tenderest grass. Then he put out the slightly older lambs so they could eat the tougher grass. Then he put out the strongest sheep.

It can eat the hardest grass, so that all sheep can eat grass without fighting.

It was precisely because of seeing this scene that Jehovah thought that he would have mercy on his people and gave him the staff. But before setting off, Jehovah had something to do for Moses. He asked the Hebrews to gather grass.

Make bricks to worship him.

Because of the work arranged by Pharaoh, other burdens were added to the already overwhelmed people. Moses thought that following the Lord would lead to salvation, so he went to ask him, "Lord, why do you treat these people so hard? Why did you send me?

What? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has treated this people badly, and you have done nothing to save them."

A long time ago, in the chapter of Genesis, there was such a family. The man’s name was Noah, and he was a perfect man in his time. Jehovah saw that the earth was devastated and full of lawless evil, so he planned to destroy the world.

.But before that, he told the righteous Noah that to build an ark and take his wife, son and others on the ark, as well as livestock and birds, they must be a male and a female.

When Noah complied with the order and carried out everything, heavy rain fell on the ground for forty days and nights, and the floods submerged the highest mountains. Only Noah's family and the lives in the ark survived.

After wandering for nearly a year, the flood receded. Noah sent out a dove, which brought back an olive branch. So Noah knew that the flood had dispersed, so he took his family and various animals out of the ark.

The role of the shepherd is a kind of protection, even the lost sheep Moses will find it, rather than the superiority of strength and aggressive attitude.

But when the Hebrews came to the Promised Land, established a kingdom, and had the prophet Ezekiel, "the rod has blossomed, pride has sprouted, violence has arisen, and it has become a rod of punishment. The Israelites, or their

Not a single thing remains from the crowd, nor from their treasures, nor is there any honor among them. The hour has come, the day is at hand, let the buyers not rejoice, nor the sellers be distressed, for wrath has come upon them all.”

Since after Noah came ashore to offer sacrifices, Jehovah promised to the rainbow that he would never use floods to destroy flesh and blood. It was indeed not a flood that destroyed Jerusalem and the temple. The Israelites, including Ezekiel, were all taken captive to Babylon.

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Moses set the Israelites and the Hebrews free. In Ezekiel's prophecy, the Hebrews lost their freedom, and Jehovah sent such punishment because they disobeyed Jehovah.

Although they are both prophets, Moses and Ezekiel have different missions.

There is a question like this: a moving train has one child and nine children playing on the two roads in front of it. If the person being asked was the driver, which road would he choose?

This is very similar to the famous "shepherd's paradox" in the field of theology, which simply means "sacrificing one for the sake of all, or sacrificing all for the sake of one."

Moses chose the latter. Even if one sheep was lost, he would ignore the sheep and go find the lost sheep.

After Noah received the revelation, he did not go around to publicize it and let others change themselves to avoid the difficulty of annihilation.

Ezekiel condemned the world: "Woe to you! The shepherds of Israel only know how to shepherd themselves. Shouldn't shepherds feed the flock? You eat fat, wear wool, and kill the fat ones, but you do not feed the flock. You who are weak, you

You have not strengthened the sick; you have not healed the sick; you have not bound up the injured; you have not brought back the outcast; you have not sought the lost, but you have ruled them with violence, for there was no shepherd for the sheep.

They were scattered, and when they were scattered, they became food for all wild beasts.”

But he said it, but nothing changed. Ezekiel also took a brick with Jerusalem painted on it. When the city was besieged, he broke the staff of the Israelites. Moses prayed for manna when he was in the wilderness.

They also used their sticks to strike stones to obtain a steady stream of clear springs. In this way, they no longer had to worry about food and clothing. They had to eat only limited amounts of bread and water, not to mention meat.

There are other words in Matthew Chapter 25 besides the sentence “To everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but from whoever does not have, even what he has will be withdrawn from him.”

This is a wedding banquet. Ten virgins held lamps to greet the groom. Five of them were smart and five were stupid. The smart one knew how to prepare the oil for the lamp, but the stupid one didn't. So the stupid one said to the smart one, "Give me some oil."

, because our lights are going out.”

The smart ones refused and said to the stupid ones, "I'm afraid it's not enough for you and me. Why don't you go buy it yourself from the oil seller."

The stupid ones went to buy it, and just then the groom came. Those who were ready went in to sit at the table, and the door was closed.

When I came back from buying gas, I saw the door was closed, so I yelled outside the door.

"Lord, Lord, open the door for us!"

But he replied, "Truly I tell you, I don't know you."

Why is it that when the smart ones close the door to eat, they don’t realize that the stupid ones haven’t come yet and shouldn’t close the door?

Of course, virgins are not two-headed birds. Regardless of whether it is Garuda or Payogaruda, whoever eats the delicious fruit will enter the same stomach, and it will be beneficial to their common bodies.

So when Jerusalem was besieged, who came to save it?

Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem for 18 months. He still had time to build a large number of fortifications, towers and siege engines. If he had been harassed by support to save Jerusalem, he would not have been able to attack the city so peacefully.

Maybe it's because "reap where there is no sowing, and gather where there is no scattering." The king does not ask the person who can bring back wealth, but he will praise him for his kindness and loyalty when he sees the money. It's simple.

With the king's letter of appointment, go to the local magistrate and send troops to search every house. Even if there is no harvest, you can grab some of the people's stored grain and bring it back. As for the people starving to death, what does that have to do with the king?

Oh, the city under siege is asking for "King Qin", and they close the door and say, "I tell you the truth, I don't know you."

There were a lot of gold and silver jewelry in the temple, and not only the king of Babylon, but the Romans also took away a lot. But Ezekiel did not destroy the golden candlesticks that brought light, but instead destroyed a wooden staff.

When those high-ranking "masters" in the past were crying by the Chebar River, it would have been easy for Ezekiel to tell him what to do. But who knew that a false prophet would come out and say that this prisoner would only live for two years?

It's over.

"Do you know where to go?" Pomona couldn't help but ask Sybil Trelawney.

"Right ahead," Trelawney said.

"This is the third time you've said that!" Pomona said angrily.

"I reveal in the name of my great-grandmother Cassandra, this is the last time," Trelawny said.

Pomona suspected that she said that on purpose and then looked for an opportunity to escape.

After all, she just said "patrol", not what she wanted to catch.

"Do you believe me?" Trelawney asked.

"Let's go." Pomona said listlessly, continuing to follow the "prophet" through the fog.
Chapter completed!