After 40 days and nights of fasting, Jesus faces three temptations from Satan. Each one attempts to lure Christ into abusing His power.

23 авг. 2022 г. · First, each temptation was aimed at a different level of the makeup of man. The first temptation recorded in verses 3-4 was aimed at the flesh.

It is a comfort to us that Christ suffered, being tempted; for thus it appears that our temptations, if not yielded to, are not sins, they are afflictions only.

It is true that man lives by bread, but not by bread alone. Whether our bellies are full or empty matters very little next to the need that is in our hearts.

David Guzik commentary on Matthew 4 describes the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness and His first ministry in Galilea.

Even when Satan says truth, even when he quotes Scripture, he puts a perverse twist to it. How did our Lord fight Satan? With truth! That is how one defeat.

Jesus' temptations follow three patterns that are common to all men. The first temptation concerns the lust of the flesh (Matthew 4:3–4).

Matthew 4:2-4 meaning. The devil approaches Jesus with the first of three temptations. He asks Jesus to use His divine powers to turn stones to bread after ...

When he is here said to come to Christ at the end of forty days and nights, we are not to suppose, that he now first began to tempt him.

Jesus' refusal to turn stones into bread signifies his rejection of using his power for self-gratification and his commitment to fulfilling God's purposes.