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Matthew 4
 The Book of Matthew, The Structure of The Book As A Whole   Hebrews 6
 
Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
  • Who tempted Jesus?
  • The devil
  • This is how Satan will deceive the whole world
  • Genesis 3, this is how Satan tempted Eve
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
  • Forty days and forty nights
  • Forty means: probation, probation of trial, related to a period of evident probation
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
  • Who is the tempter?
  • Verse 1: the devil
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
  • Deut 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
  • Satan is the father of all lies, so you must always inspect his words very carefully to determine whether it is truth or false.
  • Psalm Ps 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
    12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
  • Psalm 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
  • Satan will change the word to confuse you, just as he did to Eve. (Genesis 3)
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
  • What happened when the children of Israel tempted God 10 times?
  • They died in the wilderness, they didn't enter the promise land.
  • Numbers 14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
     
    1. Exodus 14:11-12 - At Red Sea
    2. Exodus 15:23-24 - At Marah
    3. Exodus 16:2 - Wilderness of Sin
    4. Exodus 16:20-27 - Twice about Manna
    5. Exodus 16:20-27 - Twice about Manna
    6. Exodus 17:1-3 At Rephidim
    7. Exodus 32 - At Horeb (golden calf)
    8. Numbers 11:1 - At Taberah
    9. Numbers 11:1 - At Kibroth Hattaavah
    10. Numbers 14:2 - Here, At Kadesh
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
  • All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me
  • This is how Satan will deceive the whole world, he going to tell you anything.
  •  If you worshipped him, he will pay all your bills, etc..
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
  • Jesus said, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
  • Order Satan out from you in the name of Jesus name.
  • Deuteronomy 6:13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
  • Deuteronomy 10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
  • Angels came and ministered unto him.
  • Notice here the angels came after the 40 days.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
  • Esaias = Isaiah
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them

25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
 
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