Not one act in the life of Christ was unimportant. Every event of his life was for the benefit of his followers in future time. This circumstance of the tarry of Christ in Jerusalem teaches an important lesson to those who should believe on him. Many had come a great distance to keep the passover, instituted that the Hebrews might keep in memory their wonderful deliverance from Egypt. This ordinance was designed to call their minds from their world-loving interests, and from their cares and anxieties in relation to temporal concerns, and to review the works of God. They were to call to mind his miracles, his mercies and loving-kindness, to them, that their love and reverence for him might increase, and lead them to ever look to him, and trust in him in all their trials, and not turn to other gods. {2SP 35.2}

Ikke en handling i Kristi liv var uvæsentlig. Enhver begivenhed i hans liv var til gavn for hans efterfølger fremover. Det at Kristus forblev i Jerusalem, lærer dem en vigtig lektie som tror på ham. Mange var kommet langvejs fra for at holde påsken, at hebræerne må huske deres tanker fra deres verdenskærlige intereser, og fra bekymringer og uro over timelige anliggender, og se tilbage på Guds gerninger. De skulle have hans mirakler og elskelige venlighed i sinde, for sig, så at deres kærlighed og ærbødighed for ham må blive større, og altid få dem til at (36) se på ham, og sætte deres lid til ham i alle trængsler og ikke vende sig til andre guder.