The Obedient Son, The Triumphant Savior

Digging deeper: Why did the Spirit lead Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted? What was Satan trying to get Jesus to doubt about the Father? In the third temptation, what is Satan tempting Jesus to abandon? Why is it significant that Jesus obeyed where Israel had failed? How does Jesus's victory here point toward His saving triumph over Satan? How do these temptations make Jesus a sympathetic High Priest? How did Jesus resist these temptations? Do we have the same resources available to us? Other passages to consider: Ex 17:1-7; Deut 6; 8:1-3; Ps 2:7-8; 91; 72:8-11; Dan 7:13-14; Matt 12:28-29; 16:21-23; 27:40-44; Col 1:13-14; Heb 2:17-18; 5:7-9