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Matthew—All Authority in Heaven and on Earth is unavailable, but you can change that!

Jesus is King. Standing as a central theme of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus’ kingly authority has profound implications for our lives today—changing the way we view the world, interact with others, and respond to blessings and hardships. In this reader-friendly commentary, seasoned pastor Doug O’Donnell leads us through the first book of the New Testament, highlighting key themes and offering...

this temptation was God-ordained (cf. Deuteronomy 8:2). Then once Jesus is in the desert or wilderness, Satan slithers upon the scene. Here is our second “by.” God ordained the temptation, but the tempting comes not from God (cf. James 1:13) but from the accuser.3 Jesus was tempted “by the devil.” So, quite similar to the story of Job, Satan is allowed to have his way with God’s man. Satan is allowed to put God’s righteous “servant” (cf. Job 1:8) to the test. And it is a test here. Perhaps “test”
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