Describe the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness before he began his ministry (Luke 4:1-12)

      

Describe the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness before he began his ministry (Luke 4:1-12)

  

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After Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan, he went to the wilderness to pray. Jesus fasted forty nights and forty days without food

As he was in the wilderness, He was tempted by Satan. Satan told Jesus to turn stones into bread if he was really the son of God

Satan took Jesus to High Mountain and showed him all the kingdom of the earth. The devil told Jesus to
bow down and worship him and he will give Jesus all his possession; Jesus responded to the devil that,
one should not worship other gods but Yahweh

Jesus overcome the temptations by quoting the book of (Deut 6:16) you should not tempt the lord your God.

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Jesus ate nothing for forty days/was hungry.
The devil told Jesus to command a stone to turn into bread if he is the son of God.
Jesus responded that human beings do not live on bread alone.
Then the devil led Jesus to a high place/showed him all the kingdoms of the world.
The devil told Jesus that he would give him all worldly authority/glory if he worshiped him.
Jesus responded by saying that only the Lord God should be worshiped/served.
The devil took Jesus to the highest point of the temple in Jerusalem.
The devil told Jesus to throw himself down from there.
Jesus responded by saying that God should not be tempted/put to test.
After baptism, Jesus was led by the Holy spirit into the wilderness.

johnmulu answered the question on October 26, 2017 at 07:35


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