Book Update - Chapter Ten

This is the chapter that is requiring more research as I write it than any other chapter I already have written or am yet to write. Chapter Nine required me to pause to study some, but this chapter is the one I've heard many things about but haven't studied in detail, at least not enough to write about. That's why I'm stuck.

But it's ok. I'm reading and learning quite a bit and will pick up the pace again once I feel ready.

That being said, here is the layout of the book:

Part One - "A Few Small Studies"
1. The Destruction of Tyre - Isaiah 23 & Ezekiel 26
2. Until Messiah the Prince - Daniel 9
3. By My Name Yahweh - Exodus 6
4. From There They Were Removed to Shechem - Acts 7

As the title of Part One suggests, I have a few chapters that deal with smaller studies I have done which aren't necessarily linked, at least not in the way the chapters of Part Two are.
Chapter One deals with the historical destruction of Tyre as prophesied by Isaiah and Ezekiel. At first glance, the two passages appear contradictory, but under closer consideration they correlate perfectly and give accurate predictions of the destruction of Tyre.
Chapter Two deals with the prophecy given to Daniel by the angel Gabriel in which the coming of the Messiah is predicted to the day. It shows how that prophecy came to pass with precise accuracy.
Chapter Three addresses the passage in which God tells Moses His name is Yahweh. However, it seems to contradict passages in Genesis. This chapter demonstrates why there is no contradiction.
Chapter Four is about one of the things Stephen said in Acts during his narration of the history of Israel. It also appears to be a contradiction, however the chapter shows it is not at all.

Part Two - "The Tribes of Israel"
5. Introduction to the Tribes of Israel
6. Beginning with Abram
7. Isaac to Jacob
8. Jacob to Joseph, Judah, and Their Brothers
9. From Egypt to the Wilderness
10. From the Wilderness to Canaan

There is no need to explain what each individual chapter is about, but I do want to explain the approach. The goal is to present the concise entirety of Israelite history, beginning with the promises made to Abram (later Abraham) up to modern times. It is my opinion that presenting it in chronological order helps to keep things simple and therefore easier to understand. Plus, it then reads more like a story and is thus more captivating. There is nothing worse than wanting to read a book because you know it has valuable information, but you fall asleep every page and a half.
Currently, I am writing Chapter Ten. The previous historical chapters were quite easy since Israel's numbers were few. But Egypt is where their population exploded so much that the Theban dynasty had to enslave them for fear of being turned upon and destroyed. The amount of Israelites who left Egypt with Moses exceeded two million when women and children were considered! Furthermore, it is silly to think the people of Israel just stayed in Goshen with their livestock waiting around for over one hundred years waiting for the native Egyptians to enslave them. No indeed! Joseph was vizier! After him there were some rather conspicuous names in the ruling northern dynasties which appeared to be pure Hebrew ones. With such power, resources, and freedom, one should expect them to have explored and exploited foreign lands and resources. This is exactly what happened. However, when I began writing this chapter, I had only hearsay of Israel's activities. I have since been studying and discovering much more than I bargained for. By the end of the chapter, Joshua will have led much of Israel over the Jordan into the Promised Land; but a nearly equal number of Israelites, if not greater, would be elsewhere establishing empires and making history. I look forward to sharing more on this at a later time.