Tourist Centers and Centers of CommerceThose who in response to the call of the hour have entered the service of the Master Workman may well study His methods of labor. During His earthly ministry the Saviour took advantage of the opportunities to be found along the great thoroughfares of travel. It was at Capernaum that Jesus dwelt at the intervals of His journeys to and fro, and it came to be known as “His own city.” This city was well adapted to be the center of the Saviour’s work. Being on the highway from Damascus to Jerusalem and Egypt, and to the Mediterranean Sea, it was a great thoroughfare of travel. People from many lands passed through the city or tarried for rest on their journeyings to and fro. Here Jesus could meet all nations and all ranks, the rich and great, as well as the poor and lowly; and His lessons would be carried to other countries and into many households. Investigation of the prophecies would thus be excited; attention would be directed to the Saviour, and His mission would be brought before the world. {9T 121.2}

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De, som har adlydt kaldet for denne tid og optaget den store Mesters gerning, vil gøre vel i at sætte sig ind i hans arbejdsmetoder. I sin virksomhed blandt menneskene benyttede Frelseren sig altid af de anledninger, han fik på de store befærdede alfarveje. Det er Kapernaum, han opholdt sig, når han ikke var ude på rejser og denne by blev derfor kendt som hans "Egen By". Kapernaum egnede sig også ypperlig som midtpunkt for Frelserens virksomhed. Beliggende ved den store landevej mellem Damaskus og Jerusalem og Ægypten samt Middelhavet var færdslen der overordentlig stor. Rejsende fra mange lande drog igennem denne by og her hvilede de sig på deres rejser frem og tilbage. Her kunne Jesus komme i berøring med alle folkeslag og folk af alle lag, rige og fornemme såvel som fattige og ringe; og hans undervisning ville af disse blive ført til andre lande og ind i mange hjem. Derved ville folk blive tilskyndet til at granske profetierne, opmærksomheden ville blive henledt på Frelseren og hans mission blive meget kendt i verden.