Story of hope from the bible?

Genesis   2-3 - The story of creation.
The hope was that God would create light.

Matthew 24: 37 -38 - No one knows the day or hour.
The hope was that everything would be fine, even if things got bad.

Exodus 9:13-14 - Hail.
The hope is that God told moses to tell the king to let his people go so they may worship him.

Exodus 15:22-27 - Bitter water.
The hope is that god would provide fresh water for them.