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.’”
6. He will charge his angels concerning thee. We must observe this malice of Satan, in misapplying a quotation of Scripture, for the purpose of rendering life deadly to Christ, and of converting bread into poison. The same kind of stratagem he continues daily to employ; and the Son of God, who is the universal model of all the godly, chose to undergo this contest...
This is the duel between the Seed of the woman and the serpent himself. Note: great privileges and honor will not shield you from temptation; in fact, God usually humbles us after lifting us up. After we are admitted into communion with God, Satan sets upon us hardest. The assurance of sonship is the best armor against the suggestions of the evil spirit.
AI summary
Commenting on Matthew 4:1-11
Jesus saith unto him, it is written again,.... Christ takes no notice of the false and wrong citation of scripture made by the devil, nor of any misapplication of it; but mildly replies, by opposing another passage of scripture to him, Deu 6:16 ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, thereby tacitly showing, that he had produced scripture to a very wrong purpose, since...