In addition to the regular quotations made by Jesus during the period of His ministry, He referred, in His teaching, to many of the incidents recorded in the ancient books. In addition to other things He referred to the following: BSPC 25.1
| The creation of man | The brazen serpent |
| The institution of marriage | The manna in the wilderness |
| Divorce | Giving of the Ten Commandments |
| The history of Noah | The tribute money |
| The Flood | The purification of lepers |
| Sodom and Gomorrah | David and the show bread |
| The story of Abraham | Solomon |
| Lot’s wife | The Queen of Sheba |
| Moses and the bush | The widow of Sarepta |
| Circumcision | Jonah and the whale |