God probably did not tell the Israelites to make the tumors because he needed these golden oddities to create a miracle. Maybe the act of making the golden tumors helped the Hebrews to be reminded of what God had done for them.
Or maybe, as I’ve long suspected, God has a very odd sense of humor.
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