Enduring Word Matthew 4 (2024)

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What does Matthew chapter 4 teach us? ›

Matthew 4 has four main sections: the temptation of Christ, the beginning of Christ's ministry, calling the disciples, and healing and teaching. The temptation of Christ is important to the Gospels because it that Jesus is the Son of God (Hagner 61). He went through the temptations and passed the test.

Matthew 4:12–17 shows Jesus' travel and ministry in Capernaum, on the Sea of Galilee. This fulfills another ancient prophecy about the Messiah, found in Isaiah 9:1–2. Scriptures promised a great light would dawn in the region once occupied by the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, near the Sea of Galilee.

Matthew‬ ‭4:2. This verse describes the launching pad of the public ministry of Jesus Christ. The first thing Jesus did after His baptism was fast and pray for forty days and nights. His public ministry started with prayer, was sustained by prayer and ended with prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Matthew 4:5 is the fifth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has just rebuffed Satan's first temptation, and in this verse the devil transports him to the site of the second temptation.

Share. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Matthew 4:1 is the first verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse opens the section in Matthew dealing with the temptation of Christ by Satan. Jesus has just been baptized by John the Baptist; in this verse he is led out into the wilderness.

By calling them to follow him, Jesus called the disciples to abandon their families. He called them into marginality. For Jesus, family ties bowed to the requirements of the Kingdom and of discipleship.

In Matthew 4:19, Jesus tells His disciples, “Come, follow me, and I will send you out to fish for people.” This metaphor of fishing for people is intriguing, especially when considering the typical outcome for the fish - which is capture and, ultimately, death.

Share: Jesus' ministry begins after his temptation, with the news of John's arrest. Although Matt 4:12 says that Jesus “withdrew” into Galilee, Jesus' move was less a retreat and more a journey into the lion's den. As Matthew will divulge later, the ruler of Galilee, Herod Antipas, was the one who had John arrested.

Satan is tempting Jesus to use His power and authority to act independently of God the Father, to do things His own way. The devil isn't suggesting Jesus commit suicide. Rather, by jumping from such a great height, He would be using His authority over angels to dramatically save Himself.

What does Matthew 4:3 mean? ›

This line is a direct reference to Matthew 3:17 and it is clear that Matthew is implying that Satan heard the announcement made after Jesus' baptism. The wording is unclear on whether Satan is asking Jesus to miraculously transform the stones himself, or if he is asking Jesus to command God to do so.

Jesus has rebuffed two earlier temptations by Satan. The devil has thus transported Jesus to the top of a great mountain and offered him control of the world to Jesus if he agrees to worship him. In this verse, Jesus rejects this temptation.

This verse is often considered to be a reference to Deuteronomy 32:49, where God instructs Moses to climb Mount Nebo and shows him Jericho and Canaan and promises them to the Israelites. This verse shows that Jesus' domain is greater, as he is presented with the entire world.

Matthew 4:9 is the ninth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is part of the Temptation of Christ narrative. Jesus has rebuffed two earlier temptations by Satan. In this verse, Satan offers control of the world to Jesus if he agrees to worship him.

'” Matthew 4:7. “You shall not tempt the Lord your God,” was Jesus' firm reply to Satan in the wilderness when He was tempted to throw Himself off a cliff so that God could save Him. It was also written in the Old Testament as one of the commandments that Moses gave to the Israelites.

At the end of the day, anyone can be tempted, even Christ.

So, what does this tale prove? That the Lord's desires are above your own. That it's best to stay humble and true to your faith despite what people think or say. That one should worship and serve only God.

In Matthew 4:4 Jesus said that man cannot live by bread alone but they need the Words of God, just like you couldn't eat this slice of bread on its own. There is a trick though, would you like to try it again? (Hand them a glass of water and tell them that they can drink it as often as they need.)

Matthew 4:4 Shows How Greatly Jesus Esteems God's Word

That you live by every word that comes from the mouth of God, that more important to you today than breakfast or lunch or dinner, more important than food itself? God's word is your sustenance. You can't live without it. It is your source of life.

Matthew wanted to show how Jesus is the continuation and fulfillment of the whole biblical story of God and Israel, so he emphasizes that: Jesus is the Messiah from the line of David. Jesus is a new, authoritative teacher like Moses. Jesus is God with us, or in Hebrew, Immanuel.