The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 4:13
Luke 4:9; Luke 4:13And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on a pinnacle of the Temple, and said unto Him, If Thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down from henceIt is Satan’s policy in tempting to run from one extreme to anotherReasons of this policy are--1.The avoiding of one extreme gives the soul such a swing, if care be not used to prevent it, that they are cast more than half way upon the other. 2. While men avoid one extreme by running into another, they carry with them such strong... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 4:1-44
Luke 4:2 . Being tempted forty days he afterward hungered. During this space he lived like Moses on the mount, conversing with the Father in all the glories of his kingdom. His humanity was renovated, the glory of the only begotten shone through all his person. He was here prepared in body and in mind for the godlike sphere in which he was called to move, and in which he developed his character to be what the demons called him, the Holy One of God. Young men entering on the ministry should... read more