New International Version

The First Temptation
(according to the Gospel of Matthew)

1-1. How was Jesus brought into the desert?

1-2. Why?

1-3. How many days did Jesus fast?

1-4. Why would Matthew include "nights"?

1-5. Why would Matthew write, "He was hungry." ?

1-6. Who is the "one" that has been tempted in every way?

1-7. When Satan asked, "If you are the Son of God.." What was Satan questioning?

1-8. In Matthew 4:3 when Satan said, "tell these stones to become bread." How was this temptation like that of Adam and Eve? (What human weakness did Satan appeal to?)

1-9. Would the Father give Jesus a stone if Jesus asked for bread?

1-10. What was Jesus' food?

1-11. What is meant by "It is written:?"

1-12. In verse 1, who made a promise to whom?

1-13. In verse 2, who led the people in the desert for forty years?

1-14. Why?

1-15. Who humbled them?

1-16. After they were humbled, they became hungry, then God provided for them by giving them manna. What was God teaching them?

1-17. Looking at the specific detail in verse three, the words, "every word" are written. Consider the importance of "every." Why is every important?

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