4:39; Lk. (Jer 17:9-10, cf Pr 17:3). (1 Jn 5:19+), John MacArthur has a helpful comment on 1 John 5:19+writing that "Despite the existence of countless political, cultural, and social entities in the world, there are in reality only two realms. Every one of them deserted Him (Matthew 26:56;Mark 14:50). Human beings also have their load limits, which vary from person to person. Three times his offer was refused, with a text of Scripture as the reason, it is written. Here is one among many reasons, why we ought to be diligent readers of our Bibles. (Jn 2:22+) Of course that miracle is one every true believer believes, having seen it with eyes of faith, not sight (in contrast to the many signs Jesus performed while on earth). To help start you on this journey seeMemory Verses by Topic. Imagine burning incense to the portrait of a human being who has no meaningful relationship to his worshipers! In Lk 13:31-33+, the Pharisees urged Jesus to leave Galilee in order to escape arrest by Herod. MATT. So Jesus was tempted by Satan to test God, but Jesus recognized Satans testing as a sort of manipulative bribery expressly forbidden in the Scriptures (cf. Thou art full of truth and grace. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Low light in a restaurant is one thing; eating in a room with no light at all is another. Josephus further says, that while the valley of itself was very deep, and its bottom could scarcely be seen when one looked down from above, the additional vastly high elevation of the portico was placed on that height, insomuch that, if any one looked down from the summit of the roof, combining the two altitudes in one stretch of vision, he would be giddy, while his sight could not reach to such an immense depth. This, in comparison with the northern wing, was so emphatically the wing of the temple as to explain the use of the article here, as a well-known locality. (Bible Exposition Commentary-Luke). The third was for Him to renounce the way of His Father and to substitute the way of Satan. Jesus Christ is our great example and teacher when it comes to resisting temptation. Philemon How often, frightened by temptation, we see nothing but a confused and repulsive mass of broken expectations and crushed hopes. 7:27; Lk. They will bear you up in their hands, that you do not strike your foot against a stone.". She responded by inviting him to come to her apartment for the night rather than going to his hotel. It is as if these souls though alive were in the shadow of death, doomed to die eternally without belief in the Messiah. With the wordpoor, Jesus uses the more severe term for poverty. Wuestsayspeirazomeans "to try or test intentionally, with the purpose of discovering what good or evil, what power or weakness, was in a person or thing." John describes the natural inclination of all men and women in Adam -This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. The word temple (hieron, lit., sacred place) signifies the whole compass of the sacred enclosure, with its porticos, courts, and other subordinate buildings; and should be carefully distinguished from the other word, naos, also rendered temple, which means the temple itselfthe Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. When we read, for instance, of Christ teaching in the temple (hieron) we must refer it to one of the temple-porches. When asked why he worshiped the picture as a god, the man replied that he would worship anything. Satan always comes at us in that way. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. 4:20; Matt. He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD.In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test (Lxx = ekpeirazo) you, to do good for you in the end." With each temptation God provides an "escape" (1Corinthians 10:13+). Jesus continues the call to repentance made by John in Mark 1:4+. Notice that none of the synoptic accounts say anything about Jesus not drinking water or that He was thirsty. 3:22; 2 Ki. Then the teacher said with great sadness, I have never led any of my class to Christ. The word left is also translated "forgive" 47x in the NT which of course shows the importance of the contextwhen one does word studies, lest he arrives at an inappropriate definition. By 1879 there were eighty-one stations with 127 full-time evangelists holding seventy-five thousand services a year. 19:21; Matt. 27:55; Matthew 4:21 Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. Because by comparing the events in the beginning of the Gospel of John it is apparent that all three Synoptic writers bypass the events that transpire during the first year of Jesus' ministry. Left(863)(aphiemifromapo= prefix speaks of separation, putting some distance between+hiemi= put in motion, send) conveys the basic idea of an action which causes separation. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Illustration of the Plimsoll Mark(God will not allow you to be tested beyond what you are able to endure -1 Cor 10:13+) - It was due to the efforts of Samuel Plimsoll (1824-98), British reformer, that the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876 was passed, requiring all ships to bear a mark known as the Plimsoll mark and indicating the maximum load line. I didnt know if I would have the self-control to drive according to the speed limit and driving conditions. 7 Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours. 8Jesus answered him, It is written, YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY. 9And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; 10for it is written, HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU, 11and, ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE. 12And Jesus answered and said to him, It is said, YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST. 13When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time. It all implies simply this: He did not seek the temptation. Eventually the local game warden decided to investigate because it just sounded too good to be true. HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOUand 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE- What Satan is saying is for Jesus to jump if he really believes God's promise in Ps 91:11-12 to protect Him. Temptations, like foul weather, come before we send for them. Now believers are a beneficiary of this truth for John writes "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." Doubtless the tempter, having felt the power of God's Word in the former temptation, was eager to try the effect of it from his own mouth (2Cor 11:14). (Exploring Matthew). ", Brian Bellsays "God permits such situations toproveandimproveour faith. The warden kept on talking. He reached into the Books of Moses, selected Deuteronomy, and quoted three verses using them as the sword of the Spirit to refute Satan. In this case the deception does not lie in misapplying to Jesus what really does not apply to him. (The Temptation of Jesus), And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You- All these things refers to the glorious kingdoms of the world. Each victory will help you some other to win, Woe! While his final doom is secure, for the present he is a powerful and cunning adversary of the saints. Finally, twelve years after parting with his wife, he was offered freedom. The Lord knew His Bible better than to be taken in by Satan's garbled version of a great and much-loved Messianic Psalm." Or, to state it differently, here we are told in detail and in practice how the Christian is to wage the battle against sin." John substantiates this writing "that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one (SATAN)." Accordingly, this king is also a priest. Why is God going to release Satan after the 1000 years? 1:17;Rom. Before I was old enough to get a drivers license, I often thought about what it would be like to drive on the open road. Satan's point was if Jesus refused to throw Himself off the high point on the temple, it would show He did not trust His Father. "Satantemptsto bring out the bad; Godteststo bring out the good." 4:4; Matt. The devil exhibited prominentlyall the kingdoms of the world for Jesus to see. James 1:13-15 The Source, Force, and Course of Temptation, James : Faith that works. (2.) The first Adam was tested in a beautiful garden and failed, but the last Adam was victorious in a terrible wilderness/desert (cp 1 Cor 15:22, 45). Luke 9:59; 60+ (DISCIPLE "WANNA BE'S" - THERE ARE MANY LIKE THIS EVEN TODAY!) The area around the lake was heavily populated (estimated by some to have had as many as two million people in Jesus day) and had long been the breadbasket of central Palestine. It was a terrible struggle because he gave in so easily to the temptation to buy goodies from the ice-cream man whenever the brightly colored van came through the neighborhood. 1 Thessalonians (cpPs 106:14,15where Lxx uses peirazo). She'll want to go both days!' 10:28; Mk. All rights reserved), Holy Ghost, with light divine, 2:14; Mk. Their dominion over the powers of darkness makes them cry, "Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy word. Parallel passage - Luke 4:12+ And Jesus answered and said to him, It is said, YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.. When Jesus preached, a light began to shine in the darkness to uncover their sin (repent) and show them the way (the kingdom is at hand). Deuteronomy "I mean, are you ready for judgment day?". Presiding over the whole scene was the regal city of Tiberias with its magnificent Herodian palace, where Greek sculptures shone in the sun and reminded the Jews that their land was in the hands of the Gentiles. THOUGHT - Jesus' point was that if we put ourselves in circumstances that are meant to force God to protect us, we are testing Him. 6. The Lord's move to Capernaum placed Him right in the middle of all the bustle of a world where Hebrew and heathen met and mingled as nowhere else in the promised land. But most important, when we "yield not" to temptation, we please God. ", "No," the man responded. Preaching the Word. 12:7; Jn. That really is our problem when it comes to evangelismtoo much talking and not enough fishing. The baptism of John the Baptist ( Acts 19:3 ). Their tent meetings used lively music and fiery preaching to reach the toughest characters of that neighborhood. (Commentary), Put to the test(1598)(ekpeirazofromek= intensifies+peirazo= to test, tempt) means to test thoroughly, subject to test or proof. 11:6; Mk. "You'll do fine!" Matthew 4:1-11 - Led by the Spirit, Tempted by the Devil. Matthew 4:4 Commentaries: But He answered and said, "It is written Thats idolatry at its worst! How sad that we far too often are physically full, but spiritually not full of the Spirit! I see you're eating breakfast this morning even though you're late. Probably Satan wanted Jesus to demonstrate His trust in God in a spectacular way to challenge God's faithfulness. Shadow(4639)(skia) refers to a pale shadow, as contrasted with a sharp, distinct one. (Lk 4:5-7). (Life Application Commentary), From the time John the Baptist declared Christ to be "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29), Satan tried to keep our Lord from going to the cross. (Ro 2:4+) What is it that "leads you to repentance?" Not to do so will leave us vulnerable to spiritual attacks (temptations) from theworld, thefleshand thedevil. But if, instead of fleeing away into unbelief and despair, we would only draw near to God in His Word, we should soon discover that the cloud was full of angels of mercy.. Instead, he gets hooked and carried away, where he becomes the meal. KJV Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 3:2338+) before the temptation narrative. If reading this booklet has caused you to neglect the Word of God, please throw this booklet in the wastebasket! 78:18), Ekpeirazois used one other time in the Septuagint of Israel putting God to the test -Psalm 78:18And in their heart theyputGodto the test(Lxx = ekpeirazo)By asking food according to their desire. 22:15; Matt. The Greek word metanoeo literally means to change one's mind. Jesuswas sent forth to herald the good news of salvation from God (Jn 3:16+). R T France adds that "Galilee of the Gentiles was now an even more appropriate description than in Isaiahs day, as successive movements of population had given it a predominately Gentile population until a deliberate Judaizing policy was adopted by the Hasmonaean rulers, resulting in a thoroughly mixed population., Allen Ross -God humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor them (Isaiahs reference jumps 700 years to the coming of Jesus). The historic present tense is used to recount a past event as if they were unrolling before our eyes. (Robertson), William Barclay- There is the word repent. Take 45 seconds and read Ps 119:33-40 (ED: AND DO NOT MISS THE 9 PRAYERS IN THIS PASSAGE - THEN GO BACK AND PRAY THEM TO GO FROM YOUR HEART! What happens next? 4:18; Matt. But Gods Word reminds us that. (Galil means "circle"). In doing so, prophecy was fulfilled (2:5-6). 7:47; Lk. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The man calmly started his boat and began gathering the fish in his net. Heconstantly throws between seeking to divide whether it be between a husband and wife, a child and parent, a church, etc. Some you had better keep to yourselves and not give air. Followed(190)(akoloutheofroma= expresses union with, likeness +keleuthos= a road, way) means to walk the same road (Ponder that simple definition dear believer - Am I willing to walk the same road as Jesus?) 27:16; Matt. At times, circumstances and people seem to be pushing us beyond what we can bear. 4:5; Matt. Jesus knew that he would redeem the world through giving up his life on the cross, not through making an alliance with a corrupt angel. 22:54; Lk. Obadiah Do we grudge the time and trouble this will cost us? Holman Apologetics Commentary - At first glance we might assume that this is Jesus first encounter with these two brothers, and that he is calling them to respond to his message to repent and enter the kingdom (Mt 4:17). In the Old Testament, one of Gods names isJehovah Jireh: The LORD Will Provideour Providerand He always lives up to His name. And it was a good place for Jesus to find "fishers of men. ', Luke 4:9-11+ And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; 10 for it is written, HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU, 11 and, ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.. Luke 4:5+And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 3And the devil said to Him, If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, It is written, MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE. 5And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. See Ephesians 4:4. 23:38; Matt. What a blessed but passing privilege we now have tomemorize His Word. (Hiebert, D. E. 1 Peter. 16:16; Ezek. It is writtenshould put a stop to every complaint or excuse. (Hebrews 2:18 and Heb 4:15), and to demonstrate His own holy, sinless character. This only can my fears control, This was a necessary part of His ministry. 23:34; Jn. What's with the picture of "dusty feet"? Farmers elbowed fishermen; dockworkers jostled coopers and shipwrights. 24:41; Matt. And he doesnt give up easily. Jesus said, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve (Luke 4:8). 2:25; Mk. Then run (1 Cor 6:18)! --RWD, Break Thou the bread of life, dear Lord, to me, ), he can claim the Father's protection and care. In Acts 10:25+ Cornelius attempted to worship Peter but Peter refused the worship declaring "I too am just a man." COMMENT -The devil has been granted the right and might over the kingdoms of the world. Early in the history of the Greek languageakoloutheocame to mean to imitate or follow someone's example,imitating their thoughts, beliefs, actions, or lifestyle. They would be evangelizing and winning disciples to Christ (Mk 1:17, Mt 4:19+). Showed(1166)(deiknuo) means to show so as to draw attention to something, to present to one's view, to make known the significance of something. A fifth-century Christian wrote, Fly from all occasions of temptation, and if still tempted, fly further still. (Bible Exposition Commentary). Recall that Ge 3:1+ says "the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made." All rights reserved), Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin; But the king didn't come. Worship me and Ill give you dominion over all the kingdoms of the earth. Sounds good! All rights reserved). So clearly Jesus was tempter continually but the last 3 assaults by the devil may have been the worst. On the day before my mother died in 1976, my brother and I were called to her bedside. --Lathbury. 27:13; Matt. to being subsequent in a series, the second one, adj. 22:3; Lev. The deception in the use of this quotation by Satan lies in setting one Scripture against another. ", Massah refers to the event that is described in Exodus 17:1-7 (see in depth commentary), Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by stages from the wilderness of Sin, according to the command of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. Benedict of Nursia (c. 480543) sought an increase of grace and exemption from temptation by wearing a rough hair shirt and living for three years in a desolate cave, where his scant food was lowered to him on a cord. No matter the cost or the sacrifice, no matter how appealing the come-on, believers dare not put anything or anyone in his place. Observingthencan be very useful in following the course of events in a chapter or paragraph, especially ineschatological(prophetic) passages - e.g., in Nebuchadnezzar's dream there are several occurrences of "then" (in the NAS) -Da 2:35,Da 2:39,Da 2:40,Da 2:46,Da 2:48-commentary. (Lk 4:1+). Thats the reason he could write to the Galatians:I say then: "Walk (ED: NOT A "GOOD SUGGESTION" BUT A COMMAND IN THE present imperative) in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust [the desire] of the flesh." 19:27; Matt. 44:26; Isa. 23:23; Matt. He cited Psalm 91:11, 12 which contains a promise for believers. Because the world is completely under Satans influence, believers must avoid being contaminated by it (1 Jn 2:1517; cf. And many responded to the light, and believed in him, including most of his disciples. 23:31; Prov. The verb kerussoused to describe the official activity of a herald(kerux) in the ancient world, whobrought a message direct from the king. The tempter knows the condition to be true and will tempt Jesus regarding the nature of His messianic mission (REDEMPTION BY THE SINLESS REDEEMER). Not all of Jesus followers were able to make such a commitment. First, he will try to get us to distrust Gods providential care and to try to solve our problems, win our struggles, and meet our needs by our own plans and in our own power. 5:40; Matt. "Obey now!" 7:48; Lk. (1 Peter 2:21+, cf 1Cor 11:1+, 1 John 2:6+- seeWalk Like Jesus Walked). 2:3; Zech. We should never assume in any situation that we're incapable of falling. The filling of the Spirit will not insulate you from temptation, but if you walk in the Spirit, you will not carry out the desires of the flesh (Gal. All rights reserved). 24:23; Matt. 33 He. 4:29; Hos. Knox has been admired by contemporary theologians as someone who personified a zeal for God and a commitment to the truth of Scripture and holy living. Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord; Otherwise, how will people come to know the real reason for the difference in our lifestyle? 21:1; Matt. Here He paid tribute as an inhabitant; and here He resorted and retired when He was tired. (Trapp), Settled(resided) (2730)(katoikeofromkataintensifiesverboikeo= dwell, reside in) means literally to settle down in a place so to take up residence or even permanent abode. Because of His victory, we can have victory over the tempter. Hebrews We need to be careful to follow biblical methods as well as goals. He trusted God even through a brutal scourging, even when nails were driven through His limbs, and even when God let Him suffer a horrible death. Where Adam failed in the garden, Jesus came through in the desert. By light Isaiah meant salvation in the coming of the Messiah, including the proclamation of that salvation. They receive the kingdom of heaven, and poverty of spirit is an absolute prerequisite for receiving the kingdom of heaven, because as long as we harbor illusions about our own spiritual resources we will never receive from God what we absolutely need to be saved. And, of course, he never sets before you the eternal wrath of God! What does it mean that Satan is prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2)? 1 Chronicles What does Satan look like? Don't make the same mistake today. that you may not come into temptation (Mark 14:38, cp Mt 26:41+). What is the unholy trinity in the end times? 12:2) and refuse to even glance at Satans distractions. Reprinted by permission. There is however one miracle Jesus performed that did effect genuine belief. They preached in the taverns, the jails, and in the open air. also BDAG 55 s.v. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. nor can we be perfected without trial. The doctor curtly replied that he had removed them all from inside the patient. The wordproskuneoliterally means to kiss toward someone, to throw a kiss in token of respect or homage, to prostrate oneself in homage, to do reverence to, to adore and so to worship and show respect. ", Luke 4:3+ And the devil said to Him, If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread., And - Don't miss the "and" (kai) as it closely links Jesus' intense hunger with the devil's intense temptation! Second, he will try to get us to presume on Gods care and forgiveness by willingly putting ourselves in the way of danger-whether physical, economic, moral, spiritual, or any other. and even out of a house of worship (ON SUNDAY) into the world, we will not live for God unless we walk in the Spirit, my beloved. 4:7; Lk4:12; 10:25; Acts 5:9, 1 Cor. In secular Greek literature,aphiemiwas a fundamental word used to indicate the sending away of an object or a person. Esther 4:16; Jonah 3:7. Again Paul could say: "For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." The lampstand is a picture of spiritual light. Satan was saying, in effect, In the first temptations you have shown your trust in Gods Word. HCSB Study Bible -Jesus did not deny the truth of the Scripture the Devil quoted, just the application he gave it. Poverty of spirit cannot be artificially induced by self-hatred;it is brought about by the Holy Spiritandour response to His working in our hearts. And so it would begin in Galilee of the Gentiles. It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. Luke 4:4. ); misapplying Scripture with disastrous consequences, then crying out for God to catch us before we hit bottom; rationalizing a headstrong plunge by saying, If this works, God will receive great glory. 13:2; Mk. 7:4; Matt. by Dave Branon (Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Just as the first Adam met Satan, so the Last Adam met the enemy (1 Cor. "The same Spirit who brought Jesus into the world (Mt 1:20+) and demonstrated Gods approval of Him (Mt 3:16+) now led Him into the wilderness for tempting by Satan."
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