Exodus begins with naming the sons of Jacob, and it tells us that 70 Israelites came to Egypt, which included Joseph who was already there. Then that generation died, and a new king of Egypt, one who did not know Joseph, began to reign. He was intimidated by the number of Israelites in Egypt, so he began to oppress them. The Jews still thrived. The oppression increased. The king commanded the Hebrew mid-wives to kill the baby boys and let the girls live, but the mid-wives feared God, and allowed the boys to live. The Lord blessed them with families of their own. Then the king commanded all his people to kill the Hebrew boys. There was a Levite husband and wife that had a son, and when they could hide him no longer, she built a small ark and placed the boy in the Nile. Pharaoh's daughter found him and called him Moses. When Moses became a young man, he came to the rescue of a Hebrew man who was being beaten by an Egyptian. Moses killed the Egyptian. The next day, two Hebrews were fighting, and he tried to come to the rescue again, but then the Hebrew asked if he was going to kill him like he did the Egyptian. Moses knew word was out, and he fled to Midian. While at a well, he rescued some women and watered their flocks. It ended up he married one of them. After a while, Moses saw a bush burning and yet not not consumed, and he encountered God. God called him to go to Egypt and free His people. He said He'd be with him and give Him the words to say. He told Moses to tell the people that "I AM" has sent you, but Moses still asked the Lord to ask someone else. Even though this angered the Lord, He showed mercy and allowed Aaron, Moses' brother, to be the mouthpiece, but Moses was the miracle worker. They went to Egypt, spoke to the elders of the Israelites, and they believed, and when they heard that God was concerned for them, they bowed down and worshiped.
