✏️ A Letter to My Children (5) - Starting the Summary of Exodus...

 Dear children, yesterday I finally finished the summary of Genesis. From the beginning to the end of that process, I think the level of happiness in my heart was perhaps the highest in my life.

I can’t tell you how fun and dramatic each moment of realizing God’s Word was. Since your mom watched me by my side, she’ll be able to explain my excitement and joy even more vividly, right? After all, sometimes a third-person perspective notices things about us that we don't realize ourselves.

Just as there is a difference between how I know myself and how others know me, the perspective through which I view the Bible is also a bit different from that of ordinary people or those who study theology. In fact, I am not someone who has formally studied theology, nor am I particularly interested in theology as an academic discipline.

📍 I simply love the Word of the Bible itself, which contains God’s heart, and I read it every day.

Then, it suddenly occurred to me: what small gift could I leave for you in this world? I started this summary last April with the hope of passing on to you the realizations I gained while reading the Word, so that you might develop even more wonderful insights upon that foundation. I don’t know how far I’ll be able to go with this project, but yesterday I began the journey through Exodus.

🙂 To be honest, I was a bit worried. I wondered, "Will I be able to experience the same happiness and fun I had while summarizing Genesis as I read Exodus?" But to my surprise, as soon as I started Exodus, I reached the conclusion: "This is even more interesting!"

Thinking about why the Bible is so fun for me, I think it has a lot to do with my lifelong profession as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine. I have always treated patients while trying to find where their problems began. Sometimes asking myself, sometimes asking the patients, I sought the root cause to advise them so they wouldn't suffer anymore, creating various explanations to help them understand.

Perhaps because of that, the core of what the Bible says seems to be understood a bit more intuitively and quickly through my eyes. Of course, my perspective might differ from others. However, even if I interpret the Word this way, I believe that when you gain a deep understanding of the Bible later on, God will allow you to realize many other intentions of His.

The summaries I write might feel long at times. But I am writing with all my heart because I believe that explaining the "method"—where I started and how I reached a certain conclusion—will help you set your own directions.

🔎 Finally, I want to tell you that to understand the Bible intuitively, you must read it many times until you can draw the entire flow in your mind. I hope that my love for you is felt warmly through this letter.

That’s all for now, Tchau! 🫱))