No matter how bad things get, God is still working out his own holy will through seen and unseen agents.
In Stephen's speech before the Jewish Council, he gave a master class on the meaning of Old Testament history, which culminated in Jesus.
1 Samuel ends on a sad but hopeful note with Saul killed and David waiting in the wings, but even David and the rest...
The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.