NOTES for Luk 4:1-15
The main thing that stands out in the account of the Savior’s temptation in the wilderness is Satan’s powerlessness. The temptations to which we so easily fall victim prove insignificant for Christ. The Savior rejects the priority of His own interests, ultimately the interests of His own stomach, by saying that the Word of God is the true source of life for a human being. He rejects the thirst for power that consumes people regardless of age or culture by pointing to the inviolability of God’s sovereignty over creation. In response to the proposal that He use the Creator magically as an instrument, the Savior speaks of reverence for the holiness of the Almighty.
The apostle Paul will say that Christ is the new Adam. Above all, the renewal of the human race in Christ consists in the fact that His faith and faithfulness to the Father prove stronger and more important than the temptations, which appear petty and empty before Him. From the very moment when Christ refuses to yield to temptation, His victory over darkness begins.