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Forty days and forty nights (see Exodus 24:18; 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8): God tested Israel for forty-years in the wilderness (Exodus 16:35; Deuteronomy 1:3).
This story of the temptation of Jesus shows clear parallels between Adam and Jesus. Jesus is the second Adam (see Romans 5:12–19) and the second Israel (Matthew 2:15). Unlike the ancient Israelites, Jesus completed Israel’s history by wandering through the desert without sinning. He showed he was the obedient Son of God by defeating Satan in spiritual battle.
Since Jesus faced temptation as a human, he can understand the temptations we encounter (see Hebrews 2:14–18; 4:15). He helps us overcome them as he did (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Satan Charismatic Leadership Famine God or Satan? Jesus and Satan Temple Legislation as Theology
Events
- Temptations of Jesusc. AD 26
Parallels
Glossary
Christ Fast, Fasting Gospel of Matthew Numbers and Numerology
Topics
Character of Christ: Resisting Temptation Fasting: During Forty Days: Jesus Fasting: Extraordinary Exemplified: Our Lord Fasting: Prolonged: Jesus Forty: Days by Jesus Hunger of Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Temptation of Satan: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Temptation: General Scriptures Concerning Temptation: Often Arises Through: Poverty Temptation: Resistance To The Human Nature of Christ is Proved by His: Hungering