a4:1-13
b4:2
c1 Chr 21:1
dJob 1:1–2:13
eZech 3:1-2
fLuke 4:3
i8:12
j10:18
k11:18
l13:16
m22:3
o4:3
p3:38
qExod 4:22-23
rHos 11:1
s4:4
t4:6
uJohn 12:31
v14:30
w16:11
xEph 2:2
y1 Jn 5:19
z4:8
aaDeut 9:12
ab4:10-11
ac4:12
ad4:13
ae22:3-6
af21-22
ag47-48
ah22:39-46

‏ Luke 4:1-13

Summary for Luke 4:1-13: 4:1-13  a Satan tempted Jesus to bypass his Father’s plan of salvation by taking power and glory for himself. The forty-day temptation in the wilderness parallels Israel’s forty years of testing in the wilderness. Israel failed when tested, but Jesus was victorious.
4:2  b tempted by the devil: The term diabolos is a Greek translation of the Hebrew satan, meaning “accuser” or “adversary” (1 Chr 21:1  c; Job 1:1–2:13  d; Zech 3:1-2  e). Luke uses both terms (“devil,” Luke 4:3  f, 6  g, 13  h; 8:12  i; “Satan,” 10:18  j; 11:18  k; 13:16  l; 22:3  m, 31  n). Adam and Eve were tested by Satan and failed; Jesus, the second Adam, resisted temptation and thus reversed the judgment against Adam and Eve.
4:3  o If you are the Son of God: Both Israel and Adam are identified as God’s son (3:38  p; Exod 4:22-23  q; Hos 11:1  r). Jesus, the Son of God in the fullest sense, succeeded where Adam and Israel failed.
4:4  s People do not live by bread alone: Israel complained constantly about hunger in the wilderness, but Jesus depended on God’s strength to sustain him.
4:6  t they are mine to give: The New Testament elsewhere describes Satan’s limited rule over the present world order (John 12:31  u; 14:30  v; 16:11  w; Eph 2:2  x; 1 Jn 5:19  y).
4:8  z You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him: Israel turned to idolatry when suffering hardship in the wilderness (Deut 9:12  aa). Jesus refused to worship Satan.
Summary for Luke 4:10-11: 4:10-11  ab Having been repulsed twice by Scripture, the devil now quoted Scripture to Jesus, citing a passage that assures God’s people of his protection.
4:12  ac You must not test the Lord your God: In the wilderness, Israel constantly tested God’s faithfulness, but Jesus responded with complete trust in God.
4:13  ad The next opportunity might have been Judas’s betrayal (22:3-6  ae, 21-22  af, 47-48  ag); the supreme test came at Gethsemane (22:39-46  ah).
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