Exodus 1-2:10

?Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. He said to his people, 'Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. We must make a plan to keep them from growing even more. If we don’t, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us. Then they will escape from the country.'
So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king." v1:8-11
New King, New Laws, New Baby! The freedom the Israelites once had with Joseph has now been turned into slavery upon his death. They are being worked over by the eygptians, who are fearful of their ability to out number them. Things seem tense and laws are being passed to kill baby boys. Sounds pretty crazy! Its times like these that we are bale to see God in a big way. He seems to step into our chaos and provide guidance and deliverance. When things get tough, do i remain faithful or faithless? When things are chaotic, do I invite God into the situation, or try to do it on my own?

Taken from the NLT Life Application Study Bible