Christ was here repeating the instruction He had given to Israel through Moses. At their sacred feasts the Lord had directed that "the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat, and be satisfied." Deut. 14:29. These gatherings were to be as object lessons to Israel. Being thus taught the joy of true hospitality, the people were throughout the year to care for the bereaved and the poor. And these feasts 221 had a wider lesson. The spiritual blessings given to Israel were not for themselves alone. God had given the bread of life to them, that they might break it to the world.

Kristus gengav her den undervisning, han havde givet til Israel ved Moses. Om deres hellige fester havde Herren befalet, at den fremmede, den faderløse og enken inden dine porte kan komme og spise sig mæt deraf. Disse sammenkomster skulle være som en anskuelsesundervisning for Israel. Idet folket således lærte glæden ved sand gæstfrihed, skulle de hele året igennem drage omsorg for de sørgende og de fattige. Og disse fester havde også en dybere betydning. De åndelige velsignelser der var givet til Israel, skulle ikke gælde dem alene. Gud havde skænket dem livets brød, for at de skulle dele det med verden.