Beginning at Moses, the very Alpha of Bible history, Christ expounded in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. Had He 799 first made Himself known to them, their hearts would have been satisfied. In the fullness of their joy they would have hungered for nothing more. But it was necessary for them to understand the witness borne to Him by the types and prophecies of the Old Testament. Upon these their faith must be established. Christ performed no miracle to convince them, but it was His first work to explain the Scriptures. They had looked upon His death as the destruction of all their hopes. Now He showed from the prophets that this was the very strongest evidence for their faith.

Kristus begyndte med Moses, bibelhistories alfa, og udlagde i alle Skrifterne de ting, som angik ham selv. Hvis han straks havde givet sig til kende for dem, ville deres sjæle ikke være blevet tilfredsstillede. I deres overstrømmende glæde ville de ikke have tørstet efter mere end det. Men det var nødvendigt for dem at forstå det vidnesbyrd, der var blevet givet om ham gennem symbolerne og profetierne i Det gamle Testamente. Deres tro måtte opbygges herpå. Kristus gjorde ikke noget under for at overbevise dem, men hans første handling bestod i at udlægge Skrifterne. De havde betragtet hans død som tilintetgørelsen af alle deres forhåbninger. Nu viste han dem ud fra profeterne, at dette var det stærkeste vidnesbyrd til at styrke deres tro.