The Pillar of “Tellâ€in the Judeo-Christian Faith
“You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt'”
(Exodus 13:8)
The commandment (mitzvah) to make sure to tell your people’s narrative (Haggadah, recital) to their children is expressed in Exodus 13:8. The specific expression in Hebrew is vehigadeta labincha, translated “…tell your son…” Reflecting on this command, one can readily assess its importance in communication and transmission of the facts to the formation of faith for each generation. This telling, as commanded by the LORD, is prompted by repeatable questions, which each generation is encouraged to make (see Exodus 12:26,27). What do you mean is the right attitude toward divine religion. It is cognitive, factual, and understandable. The obligation of arents to transmit the gospel message, today, is a priority with a powerful design. Of course, the Christian’s Red Sea-Exodus experience is from the bondage of sin, not Egypt (Rom. 6:15-23).
The New Testament, too, carries on this same communication-transmission of facts, which leads to faith formation. Several New Testament passages which convey vehigadeta labincha (the telling) include, Ephesians 6:4 and 2 Tim. 3:14,15.  “O will you not tell it today? Will you not tell it today? If the light of his presence has brightened your way, O will you not tell it today? (Jesse Brown Pounds, 1887).  Let the pillar stand. When we sing it-we tell it; when we pray it-we tell it; when we read it-we tell it; and, when we preach it we tell it. Will you not tell it today?
-Robert M. Housby