Matthew 4:3

BIBLE IN TEN · Sep 13, 2024 · 8m

Friday, 13 September 2024 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” Matthew 4:3 “And having come, the one tempting, he said to Him, ‘If Son – you are – of God, speak, that these stones – they might become bread’” (CG). The previous verse noted that after forty days and forty nights of fasting, Jesus was hungry. Because of that weakened state, it next says, “And having come, the one tempting.” The idea of “having come,” is one of nearness. The tempter came near to Jesus, but this does not mean he came physically. The Lord…