Now There Arose a New King Over Egypt

By Hildegard Schneider

Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph (Exodus 1:8)

The Torah is the greatest prophecy book that exists. The prophecies in the Torah are cyclical. The biblical principle applies:

 “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.“ Ecclesiastes 1:9

 And That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.“ Ecclesiastes 3:15

And YHWH tells us from the beginning what will happen:

“There is no other Elohim like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose…“ Isaiah 46:10

When we read biblical history with this understanding, we get a key to what is happening now and we receive grain “that we may may live and not die!” Genesis 42:2

Does not YHWH’s word say:
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge.“   Hosea 4:6

Before YHWH sent a savior for his people Israel, who lived in exile in Egypt, it looked like anything but salvation. On the contrary. A new era dawned for the Israelites, which was ushered in with the following words:

“Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.“ Exodus 1:8

This statement naturally also implies that the new ruler had no connection to the Elohim of Israel, since Joseph is a messianic figure, or a type and shadow pointing to Yeshua.

This new age, with the new leader must begin because of the Exodus story. This is part of the story of redemption. Redemption begins with bondage and slavery. The people cry out, God hears and remembers his covenant promise and He raises up a deliverer, Moses.

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel  sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried and their cry came up to God by reason of the bondage.

And YHVH heard their groaning and YHVH remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. Exodus 2:23-24

Since prophecy is cyclical, it must also begin again in our days before the Greater Exodus begins.

The new king, the new president who takes office, does not know Joseph, that is, he does not know the Messiah.

Before YHWH can begin the Great Tribulation and lead his people out of exile, God’s people will come under a new ruler, with new global government. This is a repeating pattern:

“Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.“ Exodus 1:8

Under this new Pharoah, life became hard, oppressive and painful:

*The sons of the Hebrews were to be killed after birth (Exodus 1:16).
*They set labor supervisors over the people (Exodus 1:11) to keep them burdened.
*The lives of the Israelites became bitter, through all the slave labor they had to do by force (Exodus 1:13).

Similarly, life has become hard and oppressive under the new ruler today.

But behind all the suffering of the people, which was getting worse and worse, YHWH already had his plan of rescue in His hands.

It is so helpful to look at YHWH’s rescue plan now, in faith, and to know that with all the calamities that must come, He has already prepared the outcome.

If we want the child, that is, the birth of the biblical Zion nation,  we must welcome the birth pangs. It is not possible for this birth to happen without them.