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‘Not by bread alone’: Messiah’s answer for temptation (Deuteronomy 8; Matthew 4; Luke 4)

Not by bread alone: Messiah's answer for temptation (Deuteronomy 8; Matthew 4; Luke 4). Pile of four croissants against a black background.

God is not one of many gods. Rather, He is the only Creator, the only One worthy of worship. The main theme of the Torah reading עקב Ekev/Eykev (“consequence,” “because,” Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25) is explanation of the First Commandment, “Have no other God’s before me.”

And there are key lessons we can get from comparing what Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus the Christ) experienced after His baptism and during His three temptations in the wilderness with what Israel experienced between the Exodus and 40 years of judgment in the wilderness before entering the Promised Land.

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New covenant = Sinai + Spirit (Exodus 18:1–20:22)

Mt. Sinai on the left and a dove in flight on the right with the text "New Covenant=Sinai+Spirit" over it

Rather than the Law and the Spirit of God being in opposition to each other and the latter usurping the former, as some teach, we will see in this study of the Torah passage Yitro (“Jethro,” Exodus 18:1–20:22) that we receive the “new birth” in Mashiakh Yeshua (Christ Jesus) via both Sinai and Spirit.