Exodus is the second book of the Bible, the Old Testament and the Pentateuch. It begins with the same general story as Genesis ends with but over 400 years later. The initial tenor of the narrative is set in Exodus 1:8 “Now there arose a new king over Egypt who did not know Joseph.” This verse portends a coming enslavement which will only be broken by the mighty hand of God through a series of calamities, or plagues, which befall …