[The Bible That's Fun] Exodus — "The God Who Hid Something Quietly at the Beginning and the End"

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 From April 27 to May 13, I completed my study of the book of Exodus. When I began, I wondered: "Will it be as exciting as Genesis? What if it isn't?" 🙂

But what a surprise! → While studying Exodus chapters 1 and 2, I fell in love with the joy of knowing God — and yesterday was the same!! → In Exodus 39 and 40, I noticed the same phrase repeated many times on a single page.

• Exodus chapters 1 and 2
• Exodus chapters 39 and 40

✔️ Remarkably, both the beginning and the end turned out to be treasure-hunt records — designed to make us think.

👉 From the summary of Exodus chapter 2:

2️⃣ The "strange record" that caught my eye: God's wit

At the end of Exodus chapter 2 (verses 24–25), there is a curious record. The expression "remembered" appears twice:

"God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God saw the Israelites, and God knew."

👉 This carries a very human nuance — as if the Almighty God had forgotten His promise and only recalled it upon hearing the people's cries. (Human language, worldly expression)

The reason God expressed Himself in such a lowered, human way seems to be an invitation for people to trace the context through the logic of the human world...

👉 From the summary of Exodus chapter 39:

Chapter 39 records in meticulous detail each step of making the sacred garments for the priests. And at the end of each task, it repeats: "as the LORD had commanded Moses."

Was it because the work was beyond human understanding? Or because it was only possible for those filled with the Spirit of God?

• No fewer than 7–8 times (verses 5, 7, 21, 26, 29, 31, 32, 43)

🔎 Why is this record repeated so many times? Such repetition is unprecedented.

• "as the LORD had commanded Moses"

Looking closely, it seems to contain two meanings: → One: that everything was done according to what the LORD commanded Moses → Another: that it was the LORD Himself who did it. (And this second meaning feels more certain)

➡️ What should have been written as "Moses did as the LORD had commanded" is written in reverse. "as the LORD had commanded Moses" — meaning, God did it. (This was the treasure!) 😀

Closing:

Is it a coincidence that God placed these two points of reflection for us? Throughout the entire book of Exodus:

• Once, quietly, at the beginning (chapter 2)
• Once, quietly, at the end (chapter 39)

A God who planted these devices with such wit and grace. Beyond mere biblical knowledge, Exodus seems to be a journey of discovering who God is. → The character of God, the style of God 😊