Jesus: His Temptation

November 18, 2018 Max Frazier Series: The Thread of Redemption

If we could have written the script for the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, I doubt we would have scripted it the way God did.  Jesus went into the desolate regions of the Judean Wilderness where He was tempted by the Devil for forty days.  What was the purpose of this time of testing?  Could Jesus have yielded to those temptations? (This is a fascinating question we will ponder briefly).  What did each of the three recorded temptations signify in the life and ministry of Jesus?