Jesus Reveals the "Wisdom From God" -His Manner of Teaching

A second area in which Jesus reflected God's wisdom was his manner of teaching.  On one occasion, some soldiers who had been sent to arrest him returned empty-handed, saying: "Never has another man spoken like this." ( John 7:45, 46) This was no exaggeration.  Of all the humans who  have ever lived, Jesus, who was "from the realms above," had the greatest reservoir of knowledge and experience from which to draw. (John 8:23)  He truly taught as no other human could teach.  Consider just two  of the methods of this wise Teacher. 

Effective use of illustration."Jesus spoke to the crowds by illustrations," we are told.  "Indeed without an illustration he would not speak to them."  (Matthew 13:34)  We cannot help but marvel at his matchless ability to teach profound truths through the everyday things.  Farmers planting seeds, women preparing to bake bread, children playing in the marketplace, fishermen hauling in nets, shepherds searching for lost sheep-these were things his listeners had seen many times. When important truths are tied in with familiar things, such truths are etched quickly  and deeply on the mind and heart. -Matthew 11:16-19; 13:3-8, 33, 47-50;18:12-14.

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From the book: Draw Close to Jehovah