Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. to help me on to God? Okay. He answers Satan directly: “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt (or test) the LORD your God.’” Satan was urging Jesus to presume upon God’s gracious protection and willingly endanger Himself. God's perfect Man, led by the Spirit - or as Mark in his own characteristic and forceful way expresses it, driven by the Spirit - passes down into the wilderness, and compels the adversary to stand out clear from all secondary causes, and to enter into direct combat. The verse Jesus references is Deuteronomy 6:16, which is actually an exhortation to God’s people Israel not to do what they had already done¼ when they were on their wilderness wandering. In dealing with the time of the temptation there are three significant words. Jesus would not doubt or be presumptuous toward His Heavenly Father. The one fact announced in these varied ways is of supreme importance to keep in mind if the true significance of this temptation is to be understood. The emphasis here is upon the fact that in the wilderness experience Jesus came face to face with the prince of the power of the air, with the god of this world, with Lucifer, son of the morning, fallen from his high estate of the first rank of heaven, and now leader of the hosts of darkness. I'm glad to see that. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. He was tempted. If you are a genuine believer, if you have true faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, you are in the devil’s cross-hairs! So Jesus was tempted as we are. Raise up your hand. The Bible tells that what took place was not by chance, but by the providential will of God: Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. At this moment of greatest weakness Satan comes and acknowledges who He is: “If [or perhaps better understood, since] you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” Was doing this within Jesus’ miraculous power?

The Spirit took Him to the place of temptation, and was with Him through the process of temptation. B. For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Just as Israel had to go through the sea at the Exodus to enter the promised land, and just as the second generation had to do the same thing at the Jordan as a miniature second Exodus, so again, now that Israel’s restoration is at hand through Jesus, true Israelites must again identify with the water and the Jordan in order to begin to experience true restoration. Now, if there was a... How many of you have ever been tempted and you've resisted the temptation?

Jesus went into the wilderness under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to find the devil. or blush to speak his name? Dr. Bill Mounce blogs on spiritual formation and on Greek at BillMounce.com. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Why Did Jesus Go to the Temple at 12 Years of Age? And something for us to remember is that if we are in Christ, Satan will oppose us at every point as well. He was God incarnate, but he was also really human. The book of Hebrews tells the reason why this took place. And how are to think about all these things? Our Lord is hungry, and the devil tempts Him to convert stones into bread, but He replies with Scripture, quoting Deuteronomy 8:3.

The illustrations of Jesus fulfilling the required obedience where Israel fell short are several. And so the devil knows it's now Jesus does not have that inward vulnerability, that combustible, sinful nature that we have. A Divine plan was being worked out.

With regard to the significance of the temptation, refer to the gospel accounts. Just think of it, the creature Satan, though powerful and once highly exalted, suggests that he is worthy to be worshiped by Christ and that he would generously give what was not his, to its rightful owner. The woman is the Old Testament church (Israel). The last Adam is the Head of a race, and He is the last, because there will be no new departure, no other federal headship, and no other race. So Jesus clearly was tempted. As we share in Christ, we share in His threefold anointing. Thus the Man Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, and was led by the Spirit through all the process of temptation. increase my courage, Lord. supported by thy word.

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was led by the Spirit in the wilderness during forty days." A. Okay. Let me ask you a quick question. Jesus resisted it. In short, they needed to learn that God was their God. So listen, Jesus knows what it's like to walk in your shoes. New Members at Christ Reformed Church in Casper, WY. The temptations of Jesus are recorded in detail in Matthew 4 and Luke 4.

The Bible says that. In the first temptation, Jesus exhibited unyielding faith in God’s care and providence. shall conquer though they die;

Meaning and Significance of the Temptation of Jesus. He then says to Christ, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Satan’s pride is beyond arrogance. You might say, "Wait a second, how could God be tempted? For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ ” Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. He speaks with His rightful authority and tells Satan what to do. while others fought to win the prize, Adapted from The Crises of the Christ, Book III, Chapter X, by G. Campbell Morgan.

No, he did not have the inward vulnerability give in to it, but at the same time he felt the pressure and presence of temptation. One of the chief values of this account of the temptation lies in the fact that Jesus here dragged Satan into the light and revealed the fact of his existence and the method of his operations. Manhood is however never able to successfully resist temptations of the devil save when fulfilling a first Divine intention, that, namely, of depending upon God, and thus being guided by the Spirit of God.
Too often He is spoken of as the second Adam. No foe other than the captain of the hosts of evil is opposed to Him there, and no friend other than the God in Whose hand His breath is, and Whose are all His ways, is with Him.

That which is His becomes ours when we are engrafted into Him by true faith. It was necessary for Jesus to be in every respect like us, his brothers, his sisters. 523 NE Everett St -The final temptation is that of pride – to be publicly recognized. All secondary things are swept aside. In the third temptation, we are told that Satan brings the Lord to an exceedingly high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Thy saints in all this glorious war He says, “Away with you, Satan! Am I a soldier of the cross,

His heart, His loyalty, His devotion would be to Almighty God and Him only. Not only is Jesus the seed of the woman who will crush the Serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15) and the seed of Abraham though whom all the families of the earth will be blessed (Gen. 12:3), but He is also the new Israel of God.
Where they turned aside and were faithless, He stands strong and remains faithful.

Editorial – Worship with Supreme Disappointment. Thank you very much.

Yes, it's true. Greg Laurie, as transcribed in the video above, explains why he believes Jesus was tempted: Jesus, according to the Bible, was tempted. they see the triumph from afar, The Theological Significance of John the Baptist and Jesus’ Baptism, A. John the Baptist fulfills the first prophetic announcement of Israel’s restoration in Isaiah 40-66.

Jesus now stands as the second Man, the last Adam. Here let this Scriptural statement be specially noted and remembered. The "and" here marks continuity. Here the emphasis is yet greater upon the fact that the temptation followed immediately upon the baptism. 4.