LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 4:3 command this stone... bread. Satan tempted Jesus to use his power to satisfy his own desires rather than trusting in God to supply all that he needed during this temptation. Jesus’ reply tells what the people of Israel should have learned in the wilderness: “Man shall not live by bread alone” (Deuteronomy 8:3). Satisfying one’s feeling of need for food is not as important as trusting and obeying God.

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