Book Review: The God who makes Himself Known by W Ross Blackburn

The missionary heart of the book of Exodus

Exodus, the second book of the Old Testament in the Bible is a book of many dimensions and revelations. Throughout the book, the Lord continues to make himself known to the people of Israel – The Lord wants people to know Him.

The Lord reveals Himself to Israel so that they will reveal Him to the rest of the world. Through this, God is showing His missionary heart, and that is what W Ross Blackburn is concerned with in his book – mission – primarily God’s mission to the world.  God’s mission for His own glory and His name to be exalted among the nations in the book of Exodus.

For me, The God who Makes Himself Known is not an easy read, it is full of technical terms and a lot of quotes from Theological Scholars, but the content and context of the book are very interesting – it Is worth persevering with the book as it goes make you see the complexity and beauty of Exodus unveiled within the pages.

It is a challenging book to read at times, but it also challenged me to think more about not just the story of Exodus but also of Jesus and the complete biblical story.

I do recommend that everyone reads the book of Exodus and if you want to delve deeper into the story then this book is a good read. By reading this book and going deeper into Exodus I have learned things I never knew and discovered answers to some questions I had.