My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands. - Psalm 78:1-7
All the important secrets are not secret now. What is important is that they should not be forgotten once revealed. But so much of what God has spoken is conveniently forgotten in our haste for an ergonomic faith-a faith that is designed to be comfortable in the usage rather than the faith that challenges us to look deeper.
God hasn't hidden what we need to know. God speaks long term. Many of his messages take generations for him to speak it clearly. The same way that many times we can't see the truth of what has happened until afterwards, God speaks in a way designed to be understood upon reflection. The reflections are so long that they require one generation to pass it to the next. So I will cup my ears to hear what God has said and repeat it faithfully, with full emphasis, to those who come after me. Hope its not like a game of telephone or submarine.
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