God the Father has declared Jesus to be His Son (3:17). Now, the
devil challenges God's Word: 'If you are the Son of God...' (3). The
Spirit has descended upon Jesus (3:16). Now, the devil uses his power in
an attempt to defeat Jesus. The devil sows seeds of doubt; the 'if you
are...' approach is just the same as his 'Did God really say?' method
used in Genesis 3:1. The devil is 'crafty' (Genesis 3:1). He comes to
Jesus, quoting from the Bible (6; Psalm 91:11-12). His real goal becomes
clear in verse 9 - he wants Jesus to 'bow down and worship' him. In
Jesus' victory over the devil, we see the importance of Scripture - 'It
is written' (4, 7, 10). We learn that true life comes from God (4), true
safety is found in God (7); and true worship is given to God (10). When
the tempter comes, we must stand on God's Word: 'every Word that comes
from...God' ( 4).
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