Matthew 4:5-7
2nd Temptation
5 Then
the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
“ ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“ ‘On their hands
they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”
7 Jesus said to him,
“Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”
The
devil sought to overthrow Jesus’ previous use of Scripture by quoting a psalm in which God promises to command His angels to protect those who trust in Him (though significantly Satan omitted the phrase “in all your ways”). Satan misquotes
Scripture and Jesus quotes Scripture back correctly.
I pray: O Lord, help me to study your Word so that I can discern what is your Word and what
isn’t. Amen.