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 exit 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 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 Pentateuch,

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 to get rough, but it ends well, which, by the way, I feel like it could be the motto of

every believer's life.

It's basically the same thing Jesus said in John 1633, in the world you will have tribulation,

but take heart, I have overcome the world.

In God's words to Abraham, he even gave a rough timeline, 400 years.

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