Matthew 4:8-11

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 4:1-25

"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodness at its highest He knows, and is; evil at its lowest He must face, and overcome. And so in the wilderness He stands as humanity's representative between the two, responding to the one and refusing the other. How gloriously He won the battle and bruised the head of the serpent. Every vulnerable... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 4:1-11

The Temptation (No. 2) Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. "THEN" the word holds our attention. "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." The word "then" carries with it a most suggestive meaning. (1) It carries us back to the baptismal scene. It shows the Saviour coming to John and requesting baptism. It reveals the voice of God, immediately after the baptism, as He proclaims, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." The baptism of the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:8-10

THE PATH TO VICTORY‘Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain.… All these things will I give Thee, if Thou wilt fall down and worship me.… Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.’ Matthew 4:8-2 Samuel : What is the significance of this temptation? Whence did it derive its force? I. The recognition of Divine sonship.—We shall gain a clearer understanding of what this mysterious trial was, if we look back for a moment to those which preceded it.... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:11

A LIFELONG CAMPAIGN‘Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto Him.’ Matthew 4:11 The long trial in the wilderness was over. Our Lord had met and had resisted the threefold temptation, and lo! now, ‘the devil leaveth Him, and angels came and ministered unto Him.’ We have all known some such high moments as these. It is a high experience, and it is full of blessing; yet may there not be a danger even here, a danger of thinking that now, at least, there is a time... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:1-11

Analysis (4:1-11). a Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil, and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered (Matthew 4:1-2). b And the Tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread” (Matthew 4:3). c But he answered and said, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). b Then the devil... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:1-25

SECTION 2. THE BIRTH AND RISE OF JESUS THE MESSIAH (THE CHRIST) (1:18-4:25). In this section, following the introduction, Matthew reveals the greatness of Jesus the Christ. He will now describe the unique birth of Jesus, the homage paid to Him by important Gentiles, His exile and protection in Egypt followed by His subsequent bringing forth out of Egypt to reside in lowly Nazareth, His being drenched with the Holy Spirit as God’s beloved Son and Servant, His temptations in the wilderness which... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:8

‘Again, the devil takes him to an extremely high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.’ Matthew then describes last the temptation that centred on what he has described in the previous chapters, the kingship of Jesus. In vision, or in His mind’s eye, Satan takes Jesus onto ‘a very high mountain’ from which all the kingdoms of the world can be seen. Even granted that this meant all the kingdoms of the known world, or of the Roman world, this was not... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:9

‘And he said to him, “All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” ’ Then the Devil assured Him that if only He would submit to him and his ways, he could show Him how all this could be His by using His powers and winning His way into high favour, on which He would then be able to extinguish all opposition. All that was necessary was that He pay him homage, and do things his way. How far we stress ‘worship’ is questionable. It is doubtful if the Devil thought that... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:10

‘Then Jesus says to him, “Get you from here, Satan, for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.” For the final time Jesus calls on Scripture (Deuteronomy 6:13). And with it He despatches Satan from Him. Satan had promised Him authority. Now He called on His own authority. He had been strengthened, not weakened, by His temptations. Satan must now leave at His command. Note His final exposure of ‘Satan’ as being the source of all His trouble. He was an... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:11

‘Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.’ And then in obedience to Jesus’ dismissal Satan left him (for a while) and angels came and ministered to Him. How they ministered we are not told. Perhaps the imperfect tense ‘were ministering’ informs us that their ministry had been withdrawn for a while so that Jesus had had to face Satan alone (something we never have to do), but that now they had returned again to provide their continual assistance. But they... read more

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