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We begin our series of Exodus in Egypt as a new Pharaoh rises to power. The new pharaoh does not recognize the valuable contributions of Jospeh and his family to the nation of Egypt. Instead of viewing the Israelites as a blessing, the new pharaoh becomes angry and begins to spew propaganda about their corrupt intentions. The once highly esteemed Israelites are considered a threat to Egyptian sovereignty and are in turned are enslaved. Henceforth the Israelites worked long tedious days under the dominion of Egyptian task masters. It has been reported that Egypt was a place of pain for Israelites from the cradle to the grave. This slavery imposed on the Israelites actually had the opposite effect the Egyptians were hoping for. Instead of the Israelites diminishing, they actually grew under the harsh rule of Pharoah. The more oppressed the Israeiltes were, the greater they multiplied sons and daughters. In fear of the great Israelite numbers Pharaoh decreed that all male infants be murdered! This was the beginning of a systematic genocide. The beginning of Exodus is filled with pain, abuse, betrayal, and oppression. Naturally the Israeli people are left groaning and crying out to God for rescue from their torment. In the first two chapters of Exodus we are left asking one questions. Where is God? Listen in to see what God is up to.