Exodus 1:8 – 2:10
Year A
Exodus narrates the central salvation story of the Hebrew people. But in these first two chapters, God is conspicuously absent.
Did you notice that? For all the action packed into these 25 verses, God is only mentioned in v. 17 (the midwives disobey Pharaoh because they fear God) and in vv. 20-21 (God rewards them for their faithfulness to families). That’s a rather paltry showing for the Lord of all...
