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“FORTHISIWASSENTFORTH” 83
13 That Kingdom was the theme of Jesus’ ministry. All
his words and all his actions helped to clarify what that
Kingdom is and how it will serve Jehovah’s purpose. Jesus
allowed nothing to sidetrack him from his mission
to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom. In his day,
there were pressing social issues, countless injustices, yet
his focus was on his message and his work. Did maintaining
such a focus mean that Jesus was narrow in his
outlook, dull and repetitive in his approach? Far from it!
14 As we will see throughout this section, Jesus made his
teaching both interesting and colorful. He appealed to
people’s hearts. We might be reminded of wise King Solomon,
who sought delightful words, correct words of
truth, to convey the thoughts that Jehovah inspired him
to write down. (Ecclesiastes 12:10) Jehovah gave that imperfect
man “broadness of heart,” enabling him to speak
about many things, from birds to fish to trees to beasts.
People came from far away to hear Solomon speak.
(1 Kings 4:29-34) Yet, Jesus was “something more than
Solomon.” (Matthew 12:42) He was far wiser, with far
more “broadness of heart.” When teaching people, Jesus
drew on his superior knowledge of God’s Word as
well as of birds, animals, fish, agriculture, weather, current
events, history, and social conditions. At the same
time, Jesus never showed off his knowledge in order to
impress others. He kept his message simple and clear. No
wonder people delighted to hear him speak!—Mark 12:
37; Luke 19:48.
15 Christians today try to follow Jesus’ lead. We do not
have his immense wisdom and knowledge, but all of us
do have a measure of knowledge and experience from
14, 15. (a) How did Jesus prove to be “something more than Solomon”?
(b) How can we imitate Jesus in what we preach?