Read Matthew Chapter 4
1. What happened after Jesus’ baptism according to Matthew 4:1?
2. How long had Jesus been fasting when Satan (the devil/tempter) came to Him?
3. What do you think was His physical state?
4. Why would the devil wait and come to Jesus at this time?
5. What application can you make from this timing to your own struggles? When is spiritual warfare (battles against the flesh and temptation) most likely to come?
6. What is the tempter’s question to Jesus in Matthew 4:3?
7. How does Jesus respond in Matthew 4:4?
8. Where does the tempter take Jesus next according to Matthew 4:5?
9. What does he ask of Jesus in Matthew 4:6?
10. How does Jesus respond in Matthew 4:7?
11. What does the devil show Jesus according to Matthew 4:8?
12. What does he say to Jesus according to Matthew 4:9?
13. How does Jesus respond in Matthew 4:10?
14. Copy Matthew 4:11 here. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions here.
15. What did Jesus use to “battle” the enemy in this passage? Explain how he did this.
16. Read and meditate on 1 John 2:15-17. How does the passage in 1 John relate to the temptation of Jesus. What further insight into Jesus’ temptation does it give us?
17. What do you learn from the following verses?
Psalm 18:30
John 1:1-3
Ephesians 6:17
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 11:3
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