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154 • T HE S TO RY OF G OD I N C H R I S T : T HE F ULLNESS OF T I ME

The Temptation of Our Lord Matthew 4.1-11

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Key Verse

Matthew 4.4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Christ came to destroy the works of the devil and deliver humanity from his power.

Theme

Setting

The wilderness

• The Holy Spirit • Jesus • Satan – the tempter

Major Characters

Plot

Introduction and Rising Action 1. The Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2. Jesus fasts for forty days and nights.

Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness