MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 4:2 fasting forty days and forty nights. Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the wilderness corresponds to Israel’s 40 years of testing in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 8:2). Moses also fasted and prayed for 40 days and nights on two occasions (Exodus 24:18; Exodus 34:28; see also Elijah in 1 Kings 19:8). Fasting was a means of focusing on prayer.

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