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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:2

And when he had fasted forty days - It is remarkable that Moses, the great lawgiver of the Jews, previously to his receiving the law from God, fasted forty days in the mount; that Elijah, the chief of the prophets, fasted also forty days; and that Christ, the giver of the New Covenant, should act in the same way. Was not all this intended to show, that God's kingdom on earth was to be spiritual and Divine? - that it should not consist in meat and drink, but in righteousness, peace, and joy... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:3

And when the tempter - This onset of Satan was made (speaking after the manner of men) judiciously: he came when Jesus, after having fasted forty days and forty nights, was hungry: now, as hunger naturally diminishes the strength of the body, the mind gets enfeebled, and becomes easily irritated; and if much watching and prayer be not employed, the uneasiness which is occasioned by a lack of food may soon produce impatience, and in this state of mind the tempter has great advantages. The... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:4

But by (or, upon, επι ) every word - Ρημα , in Greek, answers to דבר dabar in Hebrew, which means not only a word spoken, but also thing, purpose, appointment, etc. Our Lord's meaning seems to be this: God purposes the welfare of his creatures - all his appointments are calculated to promote this end. Some of them may appear to man to have a contrary tendency; but even fasting itself, when used in consequence of a Divine injunction, becomes a mean of supporting that life which it... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:1

Verse 1 Matthew 4:1.Then Jesus was led. There were two reasons why Christ withdrew into the wilderness. The first was, that, after a fast of forty days, he might come forth as a new man, or rather a heavenly man, to the discharge of his office. The next was, that he might be tried by temptation and undergo an apprenticeship, before he undertook an office so arduous, and so elevated. Let us therefore learn that, by the guidance of the Spirit, Christ withdrew from the crowd of men, in order that... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:3

Verse 3 Matthew 4:3.And when he, who tempteth, had approached to him. This name, ὁ πειράζων, the tempter, is given to Satan by the Spirit for the express purpose, that believers may be more carefully on their guard against him. Hence, too, we conclude, that temptations, which solicit us to what is evil, come from him alone: for, when God is sometimes said to tempt or prove, (Genesis 22:1; Deuteronomy 13:3,) it is for a different purpose, namely, to try their faith, or to inflict punishment on... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:4

Verse 4 4.Man shall not live by bread alone. He quotes the statement, that men do not live by bread alone, but by the secret blessing of God. Hence we conclude, that Satan made a direct attack on the faith of Christ, in the hope that, after destroying his faith, he would drive Christ to unlawful and wicked methods of procuring food. And certainly he presses us very hard, when he attempts to make us distrust God, and consult our own advantage in a way not authorized by his word. The meaning of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:1

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