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’ ” Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘ You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is baptized by St. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ’ ” Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘ You shall not put the Lord your God to the test. Hear now, the word of the Lord from Matthew 4:1-11. ’ ” Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down for it is written, ‘ He will command His angels concerning You ’ and ‘ On their hands they will bear You up, So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone. What would occur in that wildernesslikely the Judean desertover the next 40 days would have eternal ramifications. After He was baptized, Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1). And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘ Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Jesus would especially need it for what He would experience next. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He is being lead into the wilderness to engage in deliberate, divine combat with Satan. This is not an accident, this is not the Lord Jesus stumbling into the way of temptation.
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And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased. Notice again, that He is led by God, the Holy Spirit. And behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.” Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.