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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

Then ; temporal. Mark, "and straightway." Immediately after the descent of the Holy Ghost upon him. Was led up . into the wilderness. Up (Matthew only); from the Jordan valley into the higher country round (cf. Joshua 16:1 ), in this case into the desert ( Matthew 3:1 ). There is nothing told us by which we may identify the place, but as the scene of the temptation must have been near the scene of the baptism, namely, on the west side of Jordan ( Matthew 3:1 , note), it may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

Christ tempted. The very fact that Christ was subject to temptation is immensely significant, both as regards his nature and life and as regards our experience of temptation. I. THE PICTURE OF CHRIST . We see him assailed by the tempter, wrestling with the fiend, and flinging the monster at every bout. Jesus tempted in the wilderness appears Very different from the Christ seated at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Here some remarkable features of his nature and work are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The preliminaries of the ordeal temptations of Jesus Christ. The baptism of water, to which Jesus Christ had submitted in obedience to the human nature which he had assumed, and to the conditions under which he had assumed it, is now succeeded by the more significant, far more intrinsic, inward baptism of temptation. Let us here consider— I. WHAT THIS BAPTISM OF TEMPTATION REALLY MEANS AND AMOUNTS TO . It means a testing , practical investigation into The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The leadings of the Spirit. Whether we are to understand an impulse from Christ's own spirit, or a direction of the Divine indwelling Spirit, need not be disputed, because the two may be regarded as included, and the relation of the one to the other may be shown. The analogy of such verses as Ezekiel 8:3 ; Acts 8:39 ; Revelation 1:10 suggests a state of ecstasy. As Bushnell expresses it, "The fact is signified that the Spirit, coming here upon him in the full revelation of his call,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The model temptation. All the best writers hold that, whatever may have been the outward machinery of the temptation, the temptation was really a spiritual struggle. It was no model of our human temptations if it was not. Some have thought that the devil appeared as an old man, and talked with Jesus. But evidently all the things were suggestions to his mind; the first from the feeling of hunger and the sight of the stones; the others from his anxious thoughts about the modes of executing his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

THE TEMPTATION . The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but rather necessitates it. Psychologically, the reaction from the ecstasy of joy in hearing the announcement of Matthew 3:17 was certain; ethically, such testing as would accompany the reaction was desirable. Even the Baptist was, as it seems, not without a special temptation during this period (cf. John 1:19 ; and Bishop Westcott's note). At the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The temptation of Christ. I. THE PREPARATION , 1 . The Spirit. He was "full of the Holy Ghost" ( Luke 4:1 ). The Spirit had descended from heaven like a dove, and abode upon him. He was now in the full consciousness of his Divine mission. His sacred human nature was filled through and through with the abiding presence of the Holy Ghost: "God gave not the Spirit by measure unto him" ( John 3:34 ). His holy soul must have glowed with a deep, heavenly joy in ineffable communion... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The temptation of Jesus. In his baptism our Lord was proclaimed as the Messiah. This must have intensified his feeling of the burden and glory of his vocation. A ferment of emotions must have been stirred in his soul. The inquisitive, critical eyes around him, the eager questioning to which he must straightway have been subjected, the necessity of determining what course he should pursue, made solitude a necessity for him at this time. He must ascertain with definiteness the principles which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The temptation. This appears to have extended through the forty days of the sojourn of Jesus in the wilderness. Mark says, "He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan" ( Mark 1:13 ). The text describes only the acme at the close of the forty days. It is given as a specimen of the wiles of Satan, and forms an epitome of all the temptations he has ever contrived. From it we learn— I. THAT SATAN IS ARMED WITH FORMIDABLE POWERS . 1 . Probably he appeared in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:2

And when he had fasted … he was afterwards an hungred . He was so absorbed in prayer that it was only after his six weeks meditation that he felt the need of food. But though his humanity had been elevated and his spiritual sense quickened by this at the time almost unconscious fast, it left him physically prostrate and completely exposed to attack. "In certain morbid conditions, which involve a more or less entire abstinence from food, a period of six weeks generally brings about a crisis,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:2

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