The dealings of God with His people should be often repeated. How frequently were the waymarks set up by the Lord in His dealings with ancient Israel! Lest they should forget the history of the past, He commanded Moses to frame these events into song, that parents might teach them to their children. They were to gather up memorials and to lay them up in sight. Special pains were taken to preserve them, that when the children should inquire concerning these things, the whole story might be repeated. Thus the providential dealings and the marked goodness and mercy of God in His care and deliverance of His people were kept in mind. We are exhorted to call to “remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions.” Hebrews 10:32. For His people in this generation the Lord has wrought as a wonder-working God. The past history of the cause of God needs to be often brought before the people, young and old. We need often to recount God’s goodness and to praise Him for His wonderful works. {6T 364.4}

Vi burde ofte fortælle om, hvordan Gud behandler sit folk. Gud rejste ofte vejmærker i sin handlemåde med Israel fordom. For at de ikke skulle glemme, hvad der var sket i fortiden, bød han Moses at indflette disse begivenheder i sang, så at forældrene kunne (365) lære deres børn dem. De skulle oprette mindesmærker og anbringe dem på et synligt sted. Man gjorde sig megen umage for at bevare disse, så at hele begivenheden kunne gentages, når børnene spurgte. På denne måde blev forsynets handlinger og Guds iøjnefaldende godhed og miskundhed opbevaret i sindet. Vi har fået denne formaning: »Men kom den første tid i hu, da I, efter at være blevet oplyst, udholdt mangen en lidelsesfuld kamp.« Hebr. 10,32. Gud har gjort større undere for sit folk i denne slægt. Det er nødvendigt, at Guds folk ofte bliver mindet om hans værks historie i fortiden. Både unge og gamle skal mindes om dette. Vi trænger til ofte at gentage beretningen om Guds godhed og til at love ham for hans underfulde gerninger.