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Sermon Notes “NEXT: Temptaon - 2” Screen 1 Luke 4:1-13 Screen 2 October 9, 2016 Picture 3 Jesus’ Genealogy - God Uses Families In regard to Jesus’ genealogy, Luke places his just before Jesus’ tempta<on, at the beginning of his public ministry rather than at his birth. There is Old Testament precedent for this in Moses’ genealogy (Exodus 6:14-25), which is not recorded at the beginning of his life but just before he started his (Moses’) ministry. The genealogy contains 77 ancestors. Many of the names are obtained from Genesis 5:1-32; 11:10-26 and 1 Chronicles 1 - 3. Yet 36 names are unknown. The exact arrangement of genera<ons, in contrast to MaRhew 1:1-17, is uncertain. Luke’s genealogy varies from MaJhew’s in several ways: Screen 4 1. MaJhew’s genealogy stopped at Abraham, whereas Luke’s went back to Adam, the son of God. MINOR 2. Luke listed 66 names not found in MaJhew. MAJOR The key issue involves the differences in names between David and Jesus in the two genealogies. 38 names are different, and most important is the difference is the name of Jesus’ grandfather. MaRhew 1:16 says he was Jacob, but Luke 3:23 says he was Heli. (Most scholars today think that the two lists cannot and should not be harmonized. This is a New Testament mystery!) !1 Some scholars believe that Luke followed the Davidic line through Nathan (Zechariah 12:12-13) whereas MaJhew followed the line through Solomon (1 Chronicles 1 - 3). Screen 5 Some have proposed: a. that Jacob and Heli were brothers and upon Jacob’s death Heli assumed responsibility of the husband (Deuteronomy 25:5-10) and fathered Joseph. Heli was thus Joseph’s natural father, whereas Jacob was his legal father. According to Eusebius, Julius A. Fricanus (ca 225) claims he knew this from informa<on that came rom the descendants of James the brother of Jesus. b. MaJhew’s genealogy was of Joseph, Luke’s was of Mary. [highly unlikely] Screen 6 See Luke 1:27. c. Heli was Mary’s father but due to a lack of male heir he adopted Joseph Screen 7 as his son in order to maintain the family line. Thus the MaJhewan genealogy was Jospeh’s actual lineage, whereas the Lukan genealogy was his adopted lineage. [no evidence for this at all]. My point in sharing about Jesus’ genealogy is that God uses families (Adam ➜ Noah ➜ Abraham ➜ Jesus = blood rela<ves too. Screen 8 • John the Bap<st was Jesus’ cousin/rela<ve. • James & John (apostles) MaRhew 27:56 Among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. • Salome or Mary - John 19:25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were Screen 9 his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. • James & Jude - books of the bible, were Jesus’ brothers. !2 John wrote - John, 1, 2, 3 John, Revelaon James wrote - James Jude wrote - Jude 7 total books of the New Testament wriJen by blood rela<ves of Jesus. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires Screen 10 of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. His humanity - It’s interes<ng to note that MaJhew and Luke, the gospel wriJen who pay the most aJen<on to the events surrounding Jesus’ birth are also the ones who give most aJen<on to Jesus’ tempta<ons. Israelites in the Old Testament: New Testament: Screen 11 crossing Sea of Reeds ∽ bap<sm wandering 40 years ∽ fas<ng 40 days and nights Luke 4:1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was Screen 12 led by the Spirit in the wilderness “led by the Spirit” - MaJhew says “brought up”. Mark says the Spirit “impelled” him (or “drove” him) but here in Luke, the Spirit “led” him or “carried him about”. During the next 40 days and 40 nights (MaRhew 4:2) he is carried about, con<nuously sustained and supported by the Holy Spirit. “wilderness” - a place of desola<on; a sterile tract of country not able to support human life; a lonesome wasteland! He’s alone - one of the most trying places to NOT sin - I mean “Whose going to know?” !3 *No<ce that the Spirit led him there.* I dare say there are people here who are traveling through a barren/lonesome wasteland and you think God has leq you - perhaps he’s led you there and He’s carrying you - as He did Jesus! Vs. 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those Screen 13 days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. “for forty days, being tempted by the devil” 40 days - 40 is a highly significant number. There are parallels between this story and the 40 years that the children of Israel spent wandering in the wilderness. Now, both Moses (Exodus 34:28) and Elijah fasted for 40 days (1 Kings 19:8). Vs. 2, s<ll “being tempted by the devil” (it’s no sin to be tempted) - the spirit of the living God has led God the Son into a period (of fas<ng) and tempta<on? No<ce that no one is around but Jesus and Satan ➜ Jesus had to relate this informa<on to the Gospel writers - they were not present to witness it! “and he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry” MaRhew 4:2 says “and aqer fas<ng 40 day and 40 nights he was hungry.” So evidently, Jesus was tempted throughout the 40 days and nights Screen 14 BUT - BUT - CATCH THIS His greatest moment of tempta<on is aqer the 40 days and therefore his greatest moment of tempta<on comes when he is at his WEAKEST! Tempta<on #1 - Jesus’ mouth Screen 15 Vs. 3 (It seems as if only now that Satan speaks to him - *SATAN GOES FOR THE MOUTH* Satan understands who he’s dealing with.) The devil (lit. verbal assaulter/ !4 accuser) said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Don’t be confused by the “if” - it can mean just as well “since”! Satan believes that Jesus is the Son of God - is he saved - NO - he is at enmity with him - What about you??? When we are at our weakest Satan lambasts us all - he did it with Jesus, he’ll do it with us! What was Jesus doing while fas-ng? (Probably praying, too, th___ some of the gospels state this specifically) Satan knows Jesus has the power to turn stones into bread! BUT is it a sin to turn stone into bread? NO is isn’t!!! in and of itself. So why does Jesus say: Vs. 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is wriJen, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” Screen 16 Jesus says NO - but why? Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:3 man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from he mouth of the Lord. Evidently, the Father had told him not to eat YET - fas<ng and hunger are the will of the Father right NOW (in this moment recorded)! I think also that this was not the appropriate <me for Jesus to express his messianic power. NONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN - NONE WAS PRESENT - WHAT WOULD IT HAVE MATTERED? IF JESUS HAD TURNED THOSE STONES INTO BREAD - you and I are doomed for hell. *It’s what we do in the secret place - those <mes we are alone that is the true text of our character!* Here, Satan offers Christ an easier way - You’re hungry - a God given appe<te “eat”. Jesus can exercise his power for HIS OWN ENDS IN A WAY THAT AVOIDS DIFFICULTY AND PAIN OR SHALL HE ACCEPT THE PATH OF SUFFERING THAT IS HIS FATHER’S WILL? John 4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. !5 JESUS PASSES THE TEST - Satan cannot have his mouth! (The tests/tempta<ons got progressively harder) Tempta<on #2- Jesus’ eyes - covetousness Screen 17 Vs. 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of <me, Then - all the gold of Egypt Screen 18 - all the power of Rome - all the intellect of China - all the glory of Africa (diamonds) Now - all the gold of Ft. Knox - NY, NY - all the power of the United States ($$$) - all the intellect of China - all the glory of Africa (diamonds) Vs. 6 (this is a powerful statement) and said to him, “To you I will give all this Screen 19 authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. “all this authority” - literally “all that this world has to offer” “for it has been delivered to me” Is this the truth or a lie? (Satan is the “father of lies” John 8:44). I prayed and mulled over this for about two hours Monday and I came to the conclusion that he’s telling the truth - the splendor of this domain ➜ the “system” of the world, if you will, is under his control. Satan is the: prince of the power of the air (lit.
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