By referring to His mysterious and divine character, He sought to lead their minds into a train of thought which would be favorable to the transforming power of truth. Again, He used the things of nature with which they were familiar to illustrate divine truth. The soil of the heart was thus prepared to receive the good seed. He made His hearers feel that His interests were identified with theirs, that His heart beat in sympathy with them in their joys and griefs. At the same time they saw in Him the manifestation of power and excellence far above that possessed by their most-honored rabbis. {1MCP 335.4}

Ved at henvise til sin hemmelighedsfulde og guddommelige karakter søgte han at lede deres sind ind i en rækkefølge af tanker, som ville være gunstig for sandhedens forvandlende kraft. For at belyse guddommelige sandheder benyttede han sig endvidere af ting i naturen, som menneskene var fortrolige med. Således beredtes hjertets jordbund til at modtage den gode sæd. Han fik sine tilhørere til at føle, at deres interesser også var hans interesser, at hans hjerte bankede af medfølelse med dem i deres glæder og sorger. Samtidig så de i ham åbenbarelsen af en kraft og af ophøjede egenskaber, der langt overgik, hvad deres mest hædrede rabbinere besad.