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Luke
Chapter
4
{Verses
1-13: The Three Temptations of Jesus}
4:1``
Then Jesus,
full
{pleres} of the Holy Spirit,
returned
from the Jordan {River}
and
was led by the Spirit in the desert/'uninhabited region, 4:2``
where
for forty days
He
was 'constantly put to the test'/'endured temptations'
by
the devil
{diabolos - word means the 'accuser'. From the time of Job, Satan
is in heaven accusing believers of being sinners. Jesus Christ is
our defense attorney}.
He
ate nothing during those days,
and
when they {the days} were completed,
He
was famished.
{Satan's
First Temptation of Jesus}
4:3``
The devil said to him,
"If
{ei} you are the Son of God - and You are -
command
this stone to become bread."
{Note: There are 4 conditional If statements in the Konia Greek. The 1st Class condition means 'if and it is true'. It is the supposition from the viewpoint of reality. It can be identified by the Greek 'ei' plus the indicative in the Protasis - which is what we have here. The devil knew Jesus Christ to be the Son of God.)
4:4``Jesus
answered him, "It is written,
'Man
does not live by bread alone.'"
{Note: Satan is the ruler of this world. Jesus does not disrespect him nor physically attack him. Nor does He go against the plan of God for Him in His 1st incarnation and use His own deity to resolve His problems. One reason, Jesus came to the earth was to proto-type for us how to Walk in the More Excellent Way. A higher form of Walking in the Righteous Way of God. He operated off the filling of God the Holy Spirit. In the Church Age, a mystery was revealed. EACH believer in Him was also permanently indwelled with God the Holy Spirit! By taking in doctrine and replacing our human viewpoint with His divine viewpoint, we also can imitate Him and Walk by means of the Spirit - allowing Him to produce divine good though us.}
{Note: Jesus is quoting from Deuteronomy 8:3. The rest of the verse says 'but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Jehovah/God does man live'. Bible doctrine is the food that sustains the real you - your soul. So, Jesus is telling Satan that the Plan of God as revealed to Him by the Father is more important to Him then physical food. Jesus is using the Word to fight the devil . . . as we must all do! It is the only way to contest with him while he remains the ruler of this world.}
{Verses
4-8: Satan's Second Temptation of Jesus}
4:5``
Then the devil, taking Him up {on top of a mountain},
'exposed
to Him'/'showed to His eyes' {deiknuo}
all
the kingdoms {basileia}
of
the 'inhabited earth'/'Roman empire' {oikoumene}.
4:6``
And he {Satan} said to him {Jesus},
"To
You I will give this authority/'grant this whole realm'
{exousia - means power in the sense of authority}
and
the glory that goes along with it,
for
to me it has been relinquished,
and
I can give it to anyone I wish.
{Note: When Adam failed, he lost the rulership of the earth. He was no longer in control of the animals or the soil. He had to hunt and to farm to survive. Satan was given the rulership of the world as part of his defense. Satan sinned in saying he was going to make himself like the Most High. He then led a revolt against God and He and his followers were condemned to an everlasting lake of fire made for him and his fallen angels. Satan appealed to the righteousness of God apparently using the logic of 'this is not fair'. God is demonstrating that His Justice is perfectly fair. It was by Satan's free will that he chose against God. Now inferior creatures with free will, will both choose for God and against Him - proving that it is the creatures choice to go against Him and therefore punishment is not only fair, but required.}
4:7``
If {ean} You then would bow down and worship me
-
but I know you will not -
accordingly
{oun}, all this would be Yours."
{Note: There are 4 conditional If statements in the Konia Greek. This is now the 2nd class condition. It means 'if and it is NOT true'. It is supposition from the viewpoint of unreality - a 'contrary to fact' condition. It is identified by the Greek word 'ean' in the Protasis plus 'oun' in the Apodosis. Satan is a genius and a student of doctrine. He knows that Jesus is prophesized to go to the cross without sin and Satan knows even then that Jesus 'probably' will succeed . . . but he just can not stop himself from trying to defy God and His Word. If Satan can prevent any of God's promises to mankind from coming true, then God is unfair and the lake of fire judgement will not happen. But even Satan knows it will happen.}
4:8``Jesus
answered him, "It is written,
'You
are to worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.'"
{Note: Again, Jesus is ONLY contesting with the ruler of this world - Satan - with the Word of God. See Deuteronomy 6:13 and 5:9 for verses.}
{Verses
4-8: Satan's Second Temptation of Jesus}
4:9``
Then the devil brought Him to Jerusalem,
had
him stand on the 'highest point of the temple' {pterugion},
and
said to Him, "If {ei} You are the Son of God
-
and You are {1st class condition again} -
throw
Yourself down from here . . . 4:10``
for
it is written, 'He will command His angels concerning you . . .
to
protect you,' 4:11``
and
'with their hands they will lift you up,
so
that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
{Note: See Psalms 91:11-12. Satan is a genius and a great bible scholar. And, this is an interesting point for us to remember. MANY times, 'scholars' will take true doctrine and try and use it for their own purposes - not God's. }
4:12``
Jesus 'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself to' {apokrinomai} him {Satan},
"It
is said, 'You are absolutely not {ouk}
'to
put the Lord your God to the test'/'to tempt the Lord your God'.'"
{Note: See Deuteronomy 6:16. Jesus this time used the Word to defeat the misuse of doctrine by Satan.}
4:13``
So the devil, having completed every temptation,
departed
from Him 'until a more favorable time' {kairos}.
{The
Beginning of Jesus' Ministry in Galilee}
4:14``
Then Jesus, in the Power of the Spirit,
returned
to Galilee, and a report about Him
circulated
through all the surrounding country.
4:15``
Then, He {Jesus} began to teach {didasko}
in
their synagogues and was praised by all.
{Rejection
at Nazareth}
4:16~~
Now Jesus came to Nazareth . . .
where
He had been brought up . . .
and
went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day,
as
He customarily did.
He
stood up to read, 4:17~~
and
the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to Him.
He
unrolled the scroll
and
found the place where it was written {Isaiah 61:1}
-
in the past with the result that it stands written forever - 4:18~~
"The
Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because
He has anointed Me
to
proclaim 'good news'/gospel to the poor.
He
has sent Me to heal the broken hearted . . .
to
proclaim release/deliverance to the captives . . .
{see Ephesians 4:8 where Jesus leads the captives (pre-Church-
Age believers) to heaven with Him after the cross}
to
set free those who are oppressed . . .4:19~~
to
proclaim the acceptable year/'extended period of time' {eniautos}
of
the Lord."
4:20~~Then
He rolled up the scroll,
gave
it back to the attendant, and sat down.
The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
{Note: Jesus was a wonderful reader and the crowd loved to listen to Him. But, to read a line and a half and sit down is VERY unusual so everyone came to attention! What is going on!}
4:21~~And
He began to say to them,
"Today
this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
{Note: This part of Isaiah 61:1 was being fulfilled right now. The rest refers to the Millennium so Jesus stopped right there.}
4:22~~All
spoke well of Him, and were amazed at the gracious words
that
came out of His mouth. They began to say,
"Isn't
this Joseph's son?"
{Note: Jesus went on and explained in terms of grace exactly what that verse meant! Their tongues were dragging on the floor in amazement!}
4:23~~Jesus
said to them,
"Doubtless
you will quote to Me this proverb,
'Physician,
heal Yourself!'
What
we have heard that You did at Capernaum {miracles},
do
here in Your own hometown too."
4:24~~And
He {Jesus} added,
"
'I tell you the truth'/Verily {amen},
no
prophet 'is acceptable'/'has honor'
in
His own country/hometown.
4:25-27~~But
in truth {aletheia},
I
{Jesus} tell you, there were many widows in Israel
in
Elijah's days . . .
when
the sky was shut up three years and six months
and
there was a great famine over all the land. 4:26``
Yet
Elijah was sent to none of them,
but
only to a woman who was a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. 4:27``
And
there were many lepers in Israel
in
the time of the prophet Elisha.
Yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."
4:28``
When they heard this,
all
the people in the synagogue
'were
filled with anger'/'boiled over in a sudden and angry outburst'.
4:29``
Having risen, they forced Him {Jesus} out of the town,
and
brought Him to an out-jutting cliff {ophrus} of the hill
on
which their town was built,
so
that they could throw Him down the cliff.
4:30``But
He Himself, having passed through their midst,
went
on His way.
{Ministry
in Capernaum}
4:31``So
He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee,
and
was teaching them on the Sabbath.
32``And
they were continually amazed at His teaching . . .
for
His doctrine carried authority.
33-34``
And there was a person/man {anthropos} in the synagogue
who
was possessed by the 'spirit of a fallen angel'
{literally
"spirit of an unclean devil" (pneuma akathartos daimonion)}.
And
he screamed out with a very loud voice, 34``
saying,
"What do You want with us Jesus of Nazareth?
{the 'voice controlling demons' inside of the possessed man were
talking},
Have You come to destroy us?
I know Who You are . . . the Holy One of God!"
35``
Then Jesus rebuked/reprimanded him, saying,
"Shut
up!/Be quiet! {an order}
And, come out of him {another order}."
And the demon, having had thrust the man prostrate on the ground
in the middle of them, came out without injuring him.
36``And
all the people were amazed
and
began discussing the incident with each other, saying,
"What
is this doctrine/word {logos}?
For
with authority {exousia} and power {dunamis}
He
gives orders to unclean spirits . . . and they come out.
4:37``
So a resounding report about Him {Jesus}
spread
into all areas of the region.
4:38``Having
raised up,
Jesus
left the synagogue.
He entered Simon's {Simon Peter} house.
Now
Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever,
and
they asked Jesus to help her.
4:39``Having
taken a stand over her,
He
{Jesus} admonished/commanded the fever, and it left her.
Immediately,
having stood up,
she
{the mother-in law} got up and began to serve them.
{Note: Different fallen angels appear to have different powers. In this Chapter we see fallen angels who can control the vocal cords of humans and now we probably have a fallen angel who caused physical illness in a human. Remember this is still pre-Church Age. In the Church Age, all believers in Christ are filled with God the Holy Spirit. There is no evidence that a fallen angel can possess a believer who is permanently indwelled with God the Holy Spirit.}
4:40``Now
when the sun was setting,
all
those who had any friends sick with various diseases
brought
them to Him {Jesus}.
He
placed His hands on every one of them separately
and
healed them.
4:41``And
demons {daimonion} also came out of many, crying out,
"You
are the Son of God!"
But
having rebuked them, He would not allow them to speak . . .
because
they knew Him to be the Christ.
{Note: The time was not yet right for Jesus to be revealed as the Christ. He would only be revealed when the time was perfect according to the plan of God - in other words - it is God's timing that is perfect.}
4:42``And
day having come, Jesus departed
and
went into a deserted place.
Yet the crowds were searching diligently for Him.
And
they came to Him, and kept on attempting to hinder
Him
from going away from them.
4:43``
But Jesus said to them,
"I
must 'proclaim the good news'/'preach the gospel' {euaggelizo}
of
the kingdom of God
to
the other towns too . . .
because
I was sent for this purpose."
{Notice that gospel means 'good news'. The fact that we are all sinners is NOT good news. That is NOT part of the gospel of Christ. What IS good news is that the 'punishment of ALL of our sins' has been imputed to Him and paid for on the cross. All you have to do is believe on Him and you ARE saved. No question. Absolute Confidence. And, once He has freely given you the GIFT of salvation, you can never lose it. Once saved by faith in Christ, always saved.}
4:44``So
He kept on proclaiming the gospel/'good news'
in
the synagogues of Judea.
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