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Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;” “Showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.” “That the generation to come might know them, Even the children which should be born; Who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God.”

Parents are instructed to make known God's works and strength to future generations so children may set their hope in Him. The paragraph is a scriptural quotation emphasizing passing down religious knowledge and instilling hope in God across generations.

“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, And He addeth no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 22:17-21 ; Psalm 78:5, 4, 6, 7 ; Proverbs 10:22 .

Divine blessings bring true enrichment without adding sorrow. This is a biblical proverb citing spiritual blessing and divine favor.

So also Christ presented the principles of truth in the gospel. In His teaching we may drink of the pure streams that flow from the throne of God. Christ could have imparted to men knowledge that would have surpassed any previous disclosures, and put in the background every other discovery. He could have unlocked mystery after mystery, and could have concentrated around these wonderful revelations the active, earnest thought of successive generations till the close of time. But He would not spare a moment from teaching the science of salvation. His time, His faculties, and His life were appreciated and used only as the means for working out the salvation of the souls of men. He had come to seek and to save that which was lost, and He would not be turned from His purpose. He allowed nothing to divert Him.

Christ dedicated His entire life and teaching exclusively to the science of salvation rather than satisfying intellectual curiosity. This paragraph focuses on Christ's ministry, purpose, and focus on spiritual salvation rather than general worldly knowledge.

Christ imparted only that knowledge which could be utilized. His instruction of the people was confined to the needs of their own condition in practical life. The curiosity that led them to come to Him with prying questions, He did not gratify. All such questionings He made the occasion for solemn, earnest, vital appeals. To those who were so eager to pluck from the tree of knowledge, He offered the fruit of the tree of life. They found every avenue closed except the way that leads to God. Every fountain was sealed save the fountain of eternal life.

Christ limited His instruction to practical knowledge useful to human need and redirected speculative curiosity toward spiritual life. Describes Christ's pedagogical method focused on practical spiritual needs and eternal life rather than answering speculative questions.