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Verse Matthew 4:5. _PINNACLE OF THE TEMPLE_] It is very likely that
this was what was called the στοα βασιλικη, _the king's
gallery_; which, as Josephus says, "deserves to be mentioned among the
most...
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THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP - This does not mean that he bore him
through the air; or that he compelled him to go against his will, or
that he performed a miracle in any way to place him there. There...
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4. THE TESTING OF THE KING AND HIS TESTIMONY.
_ 1. The Testing by the Devil. (Matthew 4:1 .) 2. His Testimony and
His Disciples. (Matthew 4:12 .) 3. The Powers of the Kingdom. (Matthew
4:23 .)_
CHAP...
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THE TEMPTATION (Mark 1:12 f.*, Luke 4:1 *). Jesus'sudden recognition
of His Sonship or Messiah-ship and of the responsibility thus laid
upon Him, found natural expression in His retirement into solitu...
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II. THE SECOND TEMPTATION.
5. THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM INTO THE HOLY CITY.
What way the devil took him, whether bodily or in spirit, to the
temple we are not told, and it would be in vain to inquir...
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THE TESTING TIME (Matthew 4:1-11)
Step by step Matthew unfolds the story of Jesus. He begins by showing
us how Jesus was born into this world. He goes on to show us, at least
by implication, that Jes...
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Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by
the devil. After he had deliberately gone without food for forty days
and forty nights he was hungry. So the tempter came and said...
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THEN. The fifth temptation. See App-116.
TAKETH. Greek. _paralambano._ Compare _ago,_ of Luke 4:9. See the
usage of _paralambano,_ Matthew 17:1, implying authority and
constraint This is the third tem...
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Matthew 4:1-11. The Temptation of Jesus. Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13
St Mark's account is short; the various temptations are not
specified; he adds the striking expression "he was with the wild
beasts....
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_taketh him up_ The situation of Jerusalem is remarkably high. It was
probably the loftiest capital in the ancient world.
_the holy city_ Jerusalem is so designated by St Matthew alone.
_a pinnacle_...
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ἜΣΤΗΣΕΝ for ἵστησιν with the four oldest uncials and
the cursives 1, 33, 209. The reading of the _textus receptus_ may be
due to the present, παραλαμβάνει.
5. ἉΓΊΑΝ ΠΌΛΙΝ. This designation used of the...
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THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS
Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13.
St Mark’s account is short; the various temptations are not
specified; he adds the striking expression ἦν μετὰ τῶν
θηρίων. St Luke places the tempt...
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VER 5. THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP INTO THE HOLY CITY, AND SETTETH
HIM ON A PINNACLE OF THE TEMPLE, 6. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, "IF THOU BE
THE SON OF GOD, CAST THYSELF DOWN; FOR IT IS WRITTEN, 'HE SHALL...
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_JESUS WAS A TEMPTED SAVIOR MATTHEW 4:1-11:_ At this point Jesus began
His preaching ministry as described in Isaiah 61:1. "The Spirit of the
Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to...
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THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM, &C.— The original word
παραλαμβανει, signifies no more than _to lead,_ to _take
along with one;_ as in the LXX. Numbers 22:41; Numbers 23:27. See
Matthew 17:1. That it has n...
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CHAPTER FOUR
Section 7. JESUS IS TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL
(Parallels: Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)
TEXT: 4:1-11
1.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted
of the devil.
2....
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Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
pinnacle of the temple,
THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP, [ paralambanei (G3880 ) - RATHER,
'CONDUCTETH HIM'] INTO THE HOLY CITY -...
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16-17 Compare Joh_1:32-34.
16 As God's Spirit has no material form it is figured to us in various
ways, which suggest its force and significance. It is usually
presented as a blast of air, for this is...
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4:5 temple, (g-18) _ Hieron_ , the general buildings. The house
itself, the shrine, is _ Naos_ ....
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THE TEMPTATION
1-11. The temptation (Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1). The narrative, which can
only have come from our Lord's own lips, describes an actual
historical fact, the great temptation which He underwen...
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THE HOLY CITY] This phrase, peculiar to this Gospel, marks a
thoroughly Jewish affection for Jerusalem: see Matthew 27:53, and cp.
Matthew 5:35. A (RV 'the') PINNACLE] see prefatory remarks.
6. The de...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 4
THE DEVIL TESTS JESUS 4:1-11
V1 The *Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert. The devil tested Jesus
while he was there. V2 For 40 d...
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The order of the last two temptations is different in St. Luke, and
the variation is instructive. Either St. Luke’s informant was less
accurate than St. Matthew’s, or the impressions left on the minds...
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CHAPTER 5
His Temptation - Matthew 4:1
MUCH has been written on the possibility of temptation in the
experience of a sinless Being. The difficulties which have been raised
in this region are chiefly...
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_Second temptation_. τστε παραλαμ.… τοῦ ἱεροῦ
: τότε has the force of “next,” and implies a closer order of
sequence than Luke's καὶ (Matthew 4:5). παραλαμβάνει,
historical present with dramatic effec...
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_The Temptation_ (Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)....
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TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL
Matthew 4:1-11
_Then_ marks the close connection between the heavenly voice of the
baptism and the fiery ordeal of the forty days. Notice that temptation
is not in itself sin; on...
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"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. Goodne...
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Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
(b) pinnacle of the temple,
(b) The battlement which encompassed the flat roof of the Temple so
that no man might fall down: as w...
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In the text of St. Luke this temptation is the third: but most
commentators follow the order of St. Matthew. In Palestine, all
buildings had a flat roof, with a balustrade or a parapet. It was
probabl...
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THE TEMPTATION
Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13. Matthew says that _“He
was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.”_
Mark says: “The Spirit immediately impels Him away...
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Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered
unto him.
The subject of CHRIST'S temptations, is a subject attended with much
difficulty thoroughly to explain. One of the great ca...
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God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our
Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the
infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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_SIN AS A VOLUNTARY ACT_
‘Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city … Cast Thyself
down: for it is written … Jesus said unto him, It is written again,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’
M...
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Matthew 4:5._Then the devil taketh him. _It is not of great
importance, that Luke’s narrative makes that temptation to be the
second, which Matthew places as the third: for it was not the
intention of...
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Having thus, in grace, taken up His position as man on earth, He
commences His earthly career, being led of the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil. The righteous and holy man, the
S...
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THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP,.... This was done, not in a visionary
way, but really and truly: Satan, by divine permission, and with the
consent of Christ, which shows his great humiliation and
condes...
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Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
pinnacle of the temple,
Ver. 5. _Then the devil taketh him_] Not in vision only or
imagination, but really and indeed, as he was...
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_Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city_ That is, the city
Jerusalem, frequently called _the holy city_ in Scripture, see
Nehemiah 11:1; Isaiah 52:1; Daniel 9:24; and that with great
propriet...
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Those who wrongly quote the Bible, and thus pervert its meaning,
imitate the devil....
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Repulsed, but not routed, the devil seeks a new line of attack:...
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THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP INTO THE HOLY CITY, AND SETTETH HIM ON A
PINNACLE OF THE TEMPLE,...
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There could be no doubt therefore that He would fulfil this virtual
pledge to bear their sins on Calvary. Notice too that the Father
approves Him in this unqualified way before His being tested by Sat...
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1-11 Concerning Christ's temptation, observe, that directly after he
was declared to be the Son of God, and the Saviour of the world, he
was tempted; great privileges, and special tokens of Divine fa...
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By _the holy city_ is meant Jerusalem, once a holy city, DANIEL 9:24;
now, though a most impure and filthy city upon many accounts, yet,
upon other accounts still a holy city, being the only city in t...
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Hegesippus
Do thou, therefore, persuade the people not to entertain erroneous
opinions concerning Jesus: for all the people, and we also, listen to
thy persuasion. Take thy stand, then, upon the summ...
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Matthew 4:5 Then G5119 devil G1228 took G3880 Him G846 up G3880
(G5719) into G1519 holy G40 city...
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‘Then the devil takes him into the holy city; and he set him on the
pinnacle of the temple,'
But now His thoughts were turned again towards the question of success
in His mission. How was He to gain t...
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JESUS FACES UP TO HIS FUTURE IN THE WILDERNESS (4:1-11).
The most momentous moment of His conscious life to date having taken
place, Jesus will now have to face up to what it involves. For having
bee...
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Matthew 4:5. THEN. Probably immediately afterwards
TAKETH HIM, as a companion. Force is not necessarily implied, though
Satan may have had for the time being some power over his weakened
body. The g...
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The threefold temptation by Satan; the threefold victory over Satan.
He who came ‘to destroy the works of the devil,' triumphs over him
in personal conflict. This was the Messiah's _trial_ and _probat...
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SECOND TEMPTATION; Matthew 4:5-7. Luke mentions this last. The order
here is probably exact; Matthew 4:5; Matthew 4:8, indicate an order of
succession, which is not necessarily implied in Luke's accou...
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THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM
(τοτε παραλαμβανε αυτον ο διαβολος).
Matthew is very fond of this temporal adverb (τοτε). See already
Matthew 2:7; Matthew 3:13; Matthew 4:1;...
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HOLY CITY
In the New Testament, one Greek word, "hagios", in its various forms,
is rendered, "holy," "holiness," "sanctify," "sanctified,"
"sanctification." Like the Hebrew, "qodesh", it signifies "s...
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Matthew 4:5
I. It was a master-piece of Satan to take Christ to the Temple. There
was the spot which God loved best in the whole earth, that He had
fenced around with most special and jealous care. I...
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Matthew 4:5
I. Our Lord was carried from the wilderness to the holy city.
Understand by this how all our circumstances in the world may be
changed, and yet the tempter be with us still. Hundreds of me...
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Matthew 4:1
I. One cannot help thinking and wondering why this temptation should
take place, and though all the reasons cannot be known, some of them
we think we can see. We know there is a devil. Per...
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Matthew 4:1. _Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted of the devil._
What a change it seems from the descent of the Holy Spirit to being
led up into the wilderness to be...
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Matthew 4:1. _Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted of the devil._
He had just been baptized, the Spirit of God had descended upon him,
and the Father had borne witnes...
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CONTENTS: Temptation of Jesus. Jesus' public ministry begun. Call of
first disciples.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, John the Baptist, Peter, Andrew, James,
John, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: The Word of God is t...
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Matthew 4:1. _Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit,_ υπο του
πνευματος, the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek
article, and declared in the verses preseding. _Led into the
wilderness,_ where he was...
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TO THE HOLY CITY. We are not told how he took him. THE HIGHEST POINT.
Probably the lofty porch overhanging the valley of Kedron. From the
roof to the valley floor was 300 feet, Josephus tells us....
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_Pinnacle of the temple._
-Tempted to self-destruction. (_Dr. O. Winslow._)
THE SECEDED TEMPTATION
I. Satan’s doubt. “If Thou be the Son of God,” etc.
II. His purpose. He urged on Christ an act of...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 4:5 THE HOLY CITY is Jerusalem. The PINNACLE
OF THE TEMPLE is probably the southeast corner of the temple area, the
top of which was 300 feet (91 m) above the floor of the Kidr...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 4:1 Jesus the Messiah Begins to Advance the
Messianic Kingdom. Jesus triumphs over the devil in the wilderness
(vv. Matthew 4:1), proclaims the kingdom
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SATAN TEMPS JESUS IN THE DESERT MATTHEW 4:1-11; MARK 1:12-13; LUKE
4:1-13; MATTHEW 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the
wilderness t
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CHAPTER 4
_By the devil_. Syriac, _by the accuser_, Gr. _διάβολος_,
_accuser_, _calumniator_. For Satan is he who accuses men before God
perpetually, that he may gain them for himself and Gehenna.
_T...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS—GENERAL REMARKS
_There is only one way of understanding the narrative_, viz. as the
history of a real occurrence, of an actual temptation of our Lord by
the d...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 4:1
THE TEMPTATION. The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of
himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but
rather necessitates it. Psychologica...
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Chapter Four
Then was Jesus led of the Spirit into the wilderness (Matthew 4:1)
Immediately, He is now being led by the Spirit, walking after the
Spirit. The New Testament has so much to say to us co...
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2 Chronicles 3:4; Daniel 9:16; Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 52:1; John 19:11;...
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Taketh [π α ρ α λ α μ β α ν ε ι]. The preposition para
(with, by the side of), implies taketh along with himself, or
conducteth. It is the same word which all three evangelists use of
Lord's taking hi...
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THE TEMPTATION (NO. 2)
Matthew 4:1
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" c...
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THE TEMPTATION
Matthew 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The temptation of Christ in the wilderness had no direct bearing upon
our salvation, as we are saved by His Blood. However, the temptation
did acclaim...
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The holy city — So Jerusalem was commonly called, being the place
God had peculiarly chosen for himself. On the battlement of the temple
— Probably over the king's gallery, which was of such a prodigi...
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(CF. LUKE 4:5-12)—Is there a mistake in recording the wilderness
temptation of Christ by Matthew or Luke?
PROBLEM: According to both Matthew and Luke, the first temptation was
to turn stones into brea...
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That is, Satan, by God's permission, took up his body and carried it
in the air, and set it upon one of the battlements of the temple.
Learn hence, 1. What. mighty power evil spirits have over our bo...