The Gospel According to
Matthew 4
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The Temptation of Jesus
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Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:4
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
The devil
“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
Jesus
“Away from Me, Satan!”
Jesus told him.
Jesus
“For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
Three tests, three answers
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Israel was tested for forty years in the wilderness and often failed. Jesus, after forty days, answers every test with the words God gave Israel there, all three from Deuteronomy. Where the nation stumbled, the true Son stands.
Reflect
It is written
Jesus was hungry, alone and under pressure, and every time He answered with Scripture: “It is written.” Which temptation tends to find you when you are tired or alone? What word from God could you hold ready for that moment?
Jesus Begins His Ministry
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Where it happened
From Nazareth to the sea
With John in prison, Jesus leaves Nazareth in the hills and settles in Capernaum on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee. This is the old tribal land of Zebulun and Naphtali, among the first lands to fall to Assyria centuries before, and the very place Isaiah said would see a great light.
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“Land of Zebulun
and land of Naphtali,
the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
the people living in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death,
a light has dawned.”
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From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
The First Disciples
Come, follow Me
Matthew 4:19
Question
Quick question
Two pairs of brothers heard the same call by the same sea.
What were James and John doing when Jesus called them?
Jesus Heals the Multitudes
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
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Where it happened
From every direction
News travels north into Syria, and the crowds come from Galilee, from the Ten Cities of the Decapolis east of the lake, from Jerusalem and Judea in the south, and from beyond the Jordan. Even the largely Gentile Ten Cities are already drawn to the light.
Pray
Bring them to Him
People “brought to Him all who were ill,” bringing those who could not come on their own. Who do you know who needs Jesus and cannot seem to get there alone? Bring them to Him in prayer today, by name.
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A verse to carry with you
It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’
Matthew 4:4
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