Wilderness Temptations
Professor Pinchas Shir joins me to talk about his course The First Commandment: Deuteronomy and the Gospels. We focus today's conversation on why it makes sense that Jesus quotes from Deuteronomy when he resists the Tempter in the Judean Wilderness. What parallels are there between the life of Jesus and the Israelite history in Deuteronomy 6 and 8.
What was Jesus meditating on when he was in the wilderness for 40 days? It is speculation, but I like to think he was quoting Deuteronomy to himself and preparing for his public ministry. Why? Because when faced with the temptations, he only quotes from Deuteronomy 6 and 8, and they have surprising parallels with the Israelite history in the wilderness.
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You can register for the course The First Commandment: Deuteronomy in the Gospels HERE.
Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: https://israelbiblecenter.com
Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy