Gospel of Matthew Chapter 4 Vs. 7

 The Temptation of Jesus

Matthew 4:7 “Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”

In verse 7, we see the correct way to talk to the devil.

It is written... Christ replied with another verse from Israel’s wilderness experience (Deut. 6:16), recalling the experience at Massah, where the grumbling Israelites put the Lord to the test, angrily demanding that Moses produce water where there was none (Exodus 17:2-7).

Thou shalt not... not tempt the LORD your God. Exo. 17:7; Num. 14:22; Mat. 4:7. Quoted from Deut. 6:16. Jesus could have thrown Himself headlong from the temple to show a sign or wonder of who He was. God calls people who have to have signs and wonders, before they will believe, a wicked and perverse generation.

You see, God is not interested in convincing us through our mental capacity. He wants us to believe from our hearts.

Not every sign and wonder is from God. The devil is a counterfeiter. Mat. 24:24 is printed in red, because it is the words of Jesus Himself.

“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”

You see, we must know the Word so well that we will be able to discern the truth from a lie.

Jesus responded, again from Deuteronomy (Deut. 6:16), that it would not be proper to test… God and expect Him to do something when one is out of His will.