Question 1

What is happening when Jesus is tempted in the wilderness for forty days?

Accepted Answer

This happens right after Jesus is baptized and before he starts his public ministry. Filled with the Holy Spirit, he is led into the wilderness, away from people, to face testing from the devil. He eats nothing for forty days and becomes very hungry, showing his real human weakness. In that state, the devil tries three different ways to pull him away from trust and obedience to God. Instead of arguing, Jesus answers each temptation with Scripture, showing what it looks like to depend on God’s word and not on his own power or feelings.

Question 2

What does it mean that man shall not live by bread alone?

Accepted Answer

When the devil tempts Jesus to turn a stone into bread, Jesus is very hungry and could have done it. Instead he quotes, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” This means physical food is not our deepest need. Real life comes from trusting and obeying what God says. Jesus refuses to use his power for himself in a way that would step outside his Father’s will. He chooses to wait on God’s timing and provision, giving an example of relying on God’s word in times of need.

Question 3

Why does Jesus refuse to worship the devil for the kingdoms of the world?

Accepted Answer

The devil shows Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and offers them if Jesus will worship him. Jesus answers with Scripture again: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” He will not take a shortcut to glory by bowing to evil. The devil’s claim to give these kingdoms rests on a kind of borrowed rule, allowed for a time, but it is still rebellion against God. Jesus chooses the path of obedience to the Father, even though it will be harder, instead of gaining power through compromise.

Question 4

Why does Jesus say, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God?

Accepted Answer

On the temple, the devil tells Jesus to throw himself down and even quotes a psalm about angels guarding him. The devil twists Scripture to push Jesus into forcing God to rescue him in a dramatic way. Jesus answers, “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” This means we are not to test God by reckless acts that try to make him prove himself. Trust does not demand signs on our own terms. Jesus shows that true faith uses Scripture rightly, respects God’s freedom, and does not turn God’s promises into excuses for foolish behavior.

Question 5

Why did the people in Nazareth go from wondering at Jesus to wanting to kill him?

Accepted Answer

At first, the people in Nazareth are impressed by Jesus’ gracious words when he reads from Isaiah and says the Scripture is fulfilled. But when he reminds them that prophets are often not accepted in their own hometown, and he mentions how God once sent help to a widow in Sidon and to Naaman the Syrian instead of to many in Israel, they are offended. His words hint that God’s mercy reaches beyond their narrow expectations. Their pride and unbelief turn admiration into anger, and they try to throw him off a cliff, showing how a hard heart can quickly reject truth.

Question 6

What does Jesus mean by The Spirit of the Lord is upon me in the synagogue?

Accepted Answer

When Jesus reads from Isaiah in the synagogue, he chooses a passage that speaks of the Spirit of the Lord being on someone anointed to bring good news to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, free captives, give sight to the blind, and release the bruised. Then he says, “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.” He is saying this promise is now happening in him. God’s Spirit has set him apart and given him power for this work. The words describe both physical and spiritual need, showing that his mission is to bring rescue and healing to people who know they are needy.

Question 7

Why are Elijah’s widow and Naaman the Syrian mentioned in this passage?

Accepted Answer

Jesus brings up Elijah being sent to a widow in Sidon and Elisha healing Naaman the Syrian to make a point to his hometown crowd. In both stories, there were many needy people in Israel, yet God’s help went to outsiders who believed. By using these examples, Jesus is hinting that his own townspeople are acting like unbelieving Israel, and that God’s grace can pass them by and go to others who receive it in faith. This angers them because it confronts their sense of privilege. It also shows that God is free in his mercy and responds to humble trust, not just to background or place.

Question 8

What does this passage show about Jesus’ power over demons and sickness?

Accepted Answer

In the synagogue at Capernaum, a man with an unclean spirit cries out, calling Jesus the Holy One of God. Jesus rebukes the spirit, commands it to be silent, and it comes out without harming the man. People are amazed that his word has real authority. Later he rebukes a high fever in Simon’s mother-in-law, and it leaves her at once, and she begins serving them. Many others come with diseases and demons, and he heals them and drives out the demons. All this shows that Jesus’ word is not just talk. He has real power over spiritual bondage and physical sickness.

Question 9

Why does Jesus not let the demons speak, even when they call him the Son of God?

Accepted Answer

When demons come out of people, they cry, “Thou art Christ the Son of God.” Even though the words are true, Jesus rebukes them and does not allow them to speak. Evil spirits are enemies of the truth, and their ‘testimony’ is not the way God wants his Son to be made known. Jesus controls the timing and way his identity is revealed. This also shows his authority over them. They may know who he is, but they are under his command. He will not accept their noisy witness, and he will not let them shape how people understand his mission.

Question 10

What does Jesus mean when he says, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also?

Accepted Answer

After a busy time of healing and teaching, Jesus goes to a lonely place, but the people look for him and try to keep him from leaving. He tells them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.” He is explaining that his mission is not to stay in one favored town, but to announce God’s rule and salvation widely. His calling is to travel, to teach in many synagogues, and to bring the good news to others as well. This keeps him moving, even when people’s strong response might tempt him to remain in one place.

Luke 4:1

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

The Temptation of Jesus

Jesus Begins His Ministry

The Rejection at Nazareth

Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

Jesus Preaches in Judea

The Temptation of Jesus

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Luke 4:1

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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The Temptation of Jesus

Jesus Begins His Ministry

The Rejection at Nazareth

Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

Jesus Preaches in Judea

The Temptation of Jesus

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