He showed how Moses had pointed Israel forward to Christ as that Prophet whom they were to hear; how all the prophets had testified of Him as God's great remedy for sin, the guiltless One who was to bear the sins of the guilty. He did not find fault with their observance of forms and ceremonies, but showed that while they 452 maintained the ritual service with great exactness, they were rejecting Him who was the antitype of all that system.

Han påpegede, hvordan Moses havde vist hen til Kristus som den profet, de skulle lytte til, hvordan alle profeterne havde vidnet om ham som Guds store lægemiddel mod synden, den uskyldige, som skulle bære de manges synder. Han bebrejdede dem ikke deres overholdelse af skikke og formaliteter, men viste dem, at mens de overholdt de rituelle former med den største nøjagtighed, forkastede de ham, som var opfyldelsen af hele dette system.