Lesson 5320

 (Lesson 5320)(08-30-26) Luke 4:1-15 

   “And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.” 

 

     Today's quote describes the forty-day fasting temptation of Jesus, where He was tempted by the devil. Satan tried to exploit Jesus' hunger and offered Him worldly power in exchange for HIs worship. Satan then tested Jesus' faith by urging Him to jump from the temple. However, Jesus overcame every temptation by remaining obedient to God and relying on His word. Filled with the power of the Holy Spirit after overcoming those tests, Jesus returned to Galilee and began His public ministry of teaching, gaining widespread fame. ~ 

Lesson 5319

 (Lesson 5319)(08-29-26) Luke 3:23-38 

   “And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.” 

 

    Today's quote traces the biological ancestry of Jesus through Mary back to Adam, establishing His physical descent through the tribe of Judah while also preserving priestly connections through ancestral links to Levi (verses 24 and 29). Alongside Mary’s direct kinship to Elizabeth, a descendant of Aaron, this genealogical record demonstrates that Jesus carried the bloodline of Levi to fulfill the earthly Levitical requirements of priesthood, while simultaneously uniting it with the Davidic royal line and His ultimate, eternal priesthood after the order of Melchizedek. ~

Lesson 5318

 (Lesson 5318)(08-28-26) Luke 3:21-22 

   “Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.” 

 

    Today's quote describes the ritual water baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as was demanded of all Jewish men entering the priesthood. When He arose from the water the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in the form of a dove, and a voice from heaven declared that He is God's beloved Son with whom God is well pleased. Having fulfilled the will of God and the law of Moses, Jesus publicly marked the official start of His earthly ministry. ~

Lesson 5317

 (Lesson 5317)(08-27-26) Luke 3:19-20 

   “But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.” 

 

      Today's quote relates that Herod, after being rebuked by John the Baptist for his relationship with his brother's wife Herodias and for all the evils he had done, added to his transgressions by locking John up in prison. ~ 

Lesson 5316

 Lesson 5316)(08-26-26) Luke 3:12-18 

   “Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.” 

 

      Today's quote relates that after John had instructed tax collectors and soldiers on righteous conduct, John addressed the people's wonderings about the coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, by contrasting his ritual water baptism with the mightier work to come. He declared that Jesus will administer the true baptism of the Holy Ghost and of fire, the transformative spiritual immersion that saves lost souls, gathering the wheat into His garner while burning the chaff with unquenchable fire. ~