Luke 4 p.2

The Temptation of Jesus

Who was full of the Holy Spirit? (verse 1)

Where did Jesus return from? (Verse 1)

Where was Jesus led? (Verse 1)

How was Jesus led? (Verse 1)

How many days was Jesus led in the wilderness? (Verse 2)

Who was tempting Jesus? (Verse 2)

Did Jesus eat anything? (verse 2)

After 40 days, was Jesus hungry? (verser 2)

What are the recorded ways the devil tempted Jesus? (Verse 3-13)

What are Jesus' answers? (Verse 3-13)

Jesus Begins His Ministry

How did Jesus return? (verse 14)

How was Jesus received? (Verse 14-15)

Where did Jesus teach? (verse 15)

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

How did Jesus read in verse 16?

"And as was his custom" - customarily 

"to the synagogue on the Sabbath day" 

"he stood up to read" 

"where he had been brought up"

17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. 

What was given to Jesus? (Verse 17)

How did Jesus receive it? (Verse 17-21)

How did they address Jesus in their hearts in verse 22?

Where there many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah? (Verse 24)

How many years were the heavens shut up? (Verse 25) (3.5)

Was there a famine over all the land? (Verse 25)

Who was Elijah sent to? (Verse 26)

Were there many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha? (Verse 27)

Who was cleansed? (verse 27)

What was the reception of Jesus' words in the synagogue? (verse 28-30)

Did Jesus stay there? (Verse 30)

Where did Jesus go? (Verse 31)

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon

Where was Jesus teaching on the Sabbath? (16-31)

Who cried out with a loud voice in the synagogue? (Verse 33-35)

Jesus Heals Many

When did Jesus leave the synagogue and enter Simon's house? (verse 1-38)

Who was sick and how were they related to Simon? (verse 38)

Who was appealed to? (Verse 38)

Who was appealing? (verse 38)

Where did Jesus stand in this chapter?

Jesus Preaches in Synagogues

When did Jesus depart? (Verse 42)

Where did Jesus go? (Verse 42)

Would the people have kept Jesus if He didn't have to leave for the reasons in verse 43?

Where was Jesus preaching? (Verse 44)

Does Jesus heal and drive out demons on the Sabbath? 

Thoughts

Read Verse 3.

Has anyone asked you to do something in this manner? \“If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

This is coming from a snake who asks questions like

"Did God say you shall not eat of all the trees?"

This one has to do with identity. Why would he tempt in this way?

Previously, in Luke 3, a voice spoke from heaven saying,

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”

"the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time"

Prepare yourself for this kind of deception. 

Jesus answered him, “It is written,

“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
    and him only shall you serve.’”

And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written,

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    to guard you,’ and

“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 

And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. 

How does one reduce the number of opportune times? PRAYER.

"he laid his hands on every one of them and healed"

And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place.

“I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” - thought: At this point there is an unspoken question that arises.

The people are asking Jesus to join them in their life at home. Jesus is saying that He must go because His purpose is to preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well. The people have the unspoken option to leave their home. What is their purpose? What is their purpose to stay? 

Application

Seek the Lord in Prayer

Luke 4English Standard Version (ESV)

The Temptation of Jesus

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written,

“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
    and him only shall you serve.’”

9 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    to guard you,’

11 and

“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and recovering of sight to the blind,
    to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph's son?” 23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” 24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers[a] in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, he went away.

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Demon

31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 “Ha![b] What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. 36 And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” 37 And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

Jesus Heals Many

38 And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf.39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.

40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

Jesus Preaches in Synagogues

42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them,43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.[c]

Footnotes:

1. Luke 4:27 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
2. Luke 4:34 Or Leave us alone
3. Luke 4:44 Some manuscripts Galilee