The Faithful Israelite
Speaker: Jay Pound Series: How God Became King Scripture: Matthew 4:1–17
In the wilderness Jesus is confronted by the devil just like Israel and Adam & Eve before him.
Test #1: Do not trust in God’s goodness & provision, use your power for your own advantage (4.2-4)
Test #2: Do not conform to God’s plan, make God conform to yours (4.5-7)
Test #3: Give up your vocation of sacrificial love, take a short-cut to power and victory (4.8-10).
Application:
Jesus is the last Adam and the faithful Israelite who fully lives out the human vocation
In his ministry, Jesus confronts the powers of spiritual evil and overcomes them through radical trust in God and his plans.
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