What did the ancient Egyptians worship as gods, according to Les?
According to the context, ancient Egyptians regarded everything in Egypt as a god. They worshiped frogs, the moon, the sun, and every animal one could think of as deities, and each had a name. Pharaoh therefore saw Jehovah as merely another god among many.
Les explains that in Egypt everything was a god. The frogs, the moon, the sun, and every animal one could imagine were gods, and they all had names. So when Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and said the God of Israel, Jehovah, would lead the children out, Pharaoh's natural response was, 'Who is Jehovah?' He looked at Jehovah as just another one of their gods, but one who meant nothing to him. Pharaoh asked, 'Who is Jehovah, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go?' and said, 'I know not Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.' Les notes that Pharaoh was not going to learn quickly; it was going to take a while.