Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap.

Today will be a little longer than usual because we're in a new book which means

we have some introductory ground to cover. We just finished Genesis a word that means

beginning and today we begin the book of Exodus, which means

Exodus or departure. Even though most English translations don't include it, this book actually

starts out with the Hebrew word that carries the meaning and, which is one way we see its connection

to the book of Genesis. This is a continuation of the story we've been in. The first five books of

the Bible, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,

Deuteronomy were originally one book, which the Jews called

the Torah.

It's also referred to as the Pentatuke, which is a collection of five books.

Most historians believe that all five books of the Torah

were primarily written by Moses, a man will meet in our reading today.

He was born roughly 300 years after Joseph died.

So when the book opens, we're three centuries past the end of Genesis.

If you had a keen eye back in Genesis 15,

you may remember God's words to Abraham.

Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in the land that is not theirs

and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for 400 years.

But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall

come out with great possessions.

So God has already given Abraham a heads up about what's going to happen, like, hey, it's going

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