Vayechi
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This week’s Sedra starts off with Jacob, at the end of his life, calling to his beloved son Joseph, and asking him not to bury him in Egypt (where they had lived together for the last seventeen years). He uses unusual language: “Please - if I have found favour in your eyes”.
Bo
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G-d told Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. Warn him that I will punish him if he does not release the Jews.”
Va'erah
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"G-d spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am Hashem'"
Moses has arrived on the scene, as saviour of the Jews. However, since his induction, the suffering of the Jews has increased. He accusingly asks G-d, "Why have you harmed this people?" to which G-d replies, "I am Hashem" (using His Name pertaining to Mercy).
Shemot
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"And these were the names of the Children of Israel who were coming to Israel."
Vayakhel Pekudei