God is at work, even if we don't see it
Scripture: Exodus 1:8-2:10 Central Verse: “Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.” Exodus 1:8 NRSV Central Truth: This begins a few weeks in Exodus so some background material is important. Author: Unknown, tradition has accredited it to Moses. Some portions may have been written by Moses but they have been compiled together by various authors over the years before they arrived at their final work. In biblical studies, there are four primary redactors of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the bible). Their abbreviations are JEPD. J stands for Jehovah tradition which is the southern kingdom of Israel’s history. E is Elohim which is the northern kingdom. In the Hebrew, these two redactors are identified by their usage of these names for God. While we translate Jehovah and Elohim as God, and Yahweh as GOD traditionally these groups used the names listed above. P stands for priestly tradition, usually if the text deals heavily with priest and what priest do i...