This Sunday we are looking at Matthew 4:1-11, Jesus' temptation or testing in the wilderness. Each time Jesus responds to a test from the devil, he quotes from Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 8:3; 6:16; 6:13). Maybe you have to be a language geek to appreciate this, but since I am, I'll post it. The name "Deuteronomy" comes from the Greek for Second Law, since Moses gives the Law again and a retelling of the key lessons of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. The Hebrew name for the book is "These are the words," which is how the book starts in Hebrew. I think it is striking that Jesus uses words from "These are the words" to pass the tests.
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