Jesus driven into the wilderness by the Spirit, right?

[eChurchBook]

God explained that He drives us into places
"...from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD..." (see Jeremiah 29:14)
Jesus was driven "to be tempted of the devil." (see St Matthew 4:1)
He was tempted often during the 40 day time period "Being forty days tempted of the devil..." (see St Luke 4:2)

It is after this time period of 40 days that he hungered "and when they were ended, he afterward hungered" (see Luke 4:2 and Matt 4:2) We even have recorded temptations where His responses initiated "it is written" - but these were to His human flesh side. (See Matt 4:4,6,10 and Luke 4:4,8,10)

Jesus was to be tested. He is 100% God. But He is also 100% human.

Now during those 40 days ... His temptations had to have been His Divine God side ... of a Godly Nature, right? Because even "The thought of foolishness [is] sin" See (Proverbs 24:9)

Anyone want to elaborate and help me see this clearer?

 

[canadyjd]

God explained that He drives us into places
"...from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD..." (see Jeremiah 29:14)
Jesus was driven "to be tempted of the devil." (see St Matthew 4:1)
He was tempted often during the 40 day time period "Being forty days tempted of the devil..." (see St Luke 4:2)

It is after this time period of 40 days that he hungered "and when they were ended, he afterward hungered" (see Luke 4:2 and Matt 4:2) We even have recorded temptations where His responses initiated "it is written" - but these were to His human flesh side. (See Matt 4:4,6,10 and Luke 4:4,8,10)

Jesus was to be tested. He is 100% God. But He is also 100% human.

Now during those 40 days ... His temptations had to have been His Divine God side ... of a Godly Nature, right? Because even "The thought of foolishness [is] sin" See (Proverbs 24:9)

Anyone want to elaborate and help me see this clearer?

The temptation was toward His humanity.

Jesus was nearly starved to death. Few people can go 40 days without food. That is about the limit.

“Turn rocks to bread” was the temptation of the lusts of the flesh; to use His divine attributes to save Himself, in His humanity, from starvation, rather than trusting the plan of God the Father.

“all the kingdoms given to you” is lust of the eyes. He was always going to be given, already had really, all the kingdoms, Jesus could, in His humanity, avoid the fate of the suffering servant and take an easier path.

“throw Yourself from the temple...” is the pride of life. Instead of suffering on a cross, Jesus, in His humanity, could become a spectacle in full view of all the people and priests by having angels catch Him and bring Him to safely. They would have proclaimed Him Messiah and King. But that wasn’t the plan.

peace to you

 

[eChurchBook]

The temptation was toward His humanity.

Jesus was nearly starved to death. Few people can go 40 days without food. That is about the limit.

“Turn rocks to bread” was the temptation of the lusts of the flesh; to use His divine attributes to save Himself, in His humanity, from starvation, rather than trusting the plan of God the Father.

“all the kingdoms given to you” is lust of the eyes. He was always going to be given, already had really, all the kingdoms, Jesus could, in His humanity, avoid the fate of the suffering servant and take an easier path.

“throw Yourself from the temple...” is the pride of life. Instead of suffering on a cross, Jesus, in His humanity, could become a spectacle in full view of all the people and priests by having angels catch Him and bring Him to safely. They would have proclaimed Him Messiah and King. But that wasn’t the plan.

peace to you

Yes those are the tests "after" the 40 days. But I am asking ... was He tested during the 40 day time period?
If so, were they test to His Godly Nature?

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet he did not sin,” (Hebrews 4:15).

 

[canadyjd]

Yes those are the tests "after" the 40 days. But I am asking ... was He tested during the 40 day time period?
If so, were they test to His Godly Nature?

Scripture only speaks of Jesus being tempted as previously stated. I suppose the same temptations could have been brought repeatedly over the forty day period; each time being more intense because of the continuous starvation; but that is pure speculation.

peace to you

 

[Hobie]

Yes those are the tests "after" the 40 days. But I am asking ... was He tested during the 40 day time period?
If so, were they test to His Godly Nature?

No, because then we would all be lost as it was as man that Christ was to be tested, to show we could overcome. Otherwise the whole thing becomes just a charade with Christ pretending to resist temptation as the second Adam..

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

Yes those are the tests "after" the 40 days. But I am asking ... was He tested during the 40 day time period? If so, were they test to His Godly Nature?

Not sure what the motivation for the last question could be, but it doesn't stem from Scripture. The Incarnation is about God redeeming man, not God redeeming himself, and certainly not man redeeming God. God does not need redemption. God is sinless. God is not tempted by evil.

"13 When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." (James 1:13-15)

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

Yes those are the tests "after" the 40 days. But I am asking ... was He tested during the 40 day time period?

As for Jesus being tempted, yes, the indication is that he was tempted throughout the 40 days. It also indicates that Satan wasn't done. Luke 4:13—"When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time." This indicates more temptation to follow.

We know that Jesus warned his apostles to pray to escape temptation in the Garden. Jesus prayed so that he sweated blood, and mentioned the possibility of the cup passing from him. (See Luke 22:39-44.)

We also know that following Peter's confession of Jesus as Messiah, Jesus rebuked him for saying he would never die. Jesus started thus: "'Get behind me, Satan!'" (See Matthew 16:21-23.)