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Then. Immediately after His anointing as Messiah, "the second man" (1Co_15:47), "the last Adam" (1Co_15:45), must be tried like "the first man Adam" (1Co_15:45, 1Co_15:47), and in the same three ways (1Jn_2:16. Compare with Gen_3:6).
Jesus. See App-98.
of = by. Greek. hupo. App-104.
the Spirit. App-101.
into. Greek. eis. App-104.
wilderness. The first man was in the garden; Messiah's trial was in the wilderness, and His agony in a garden. Contrast Israel: fed with manna and disobedient, Christ hungered and obedient.
tempted = tried, or put to the test. Greek. peirazo; from peiro, to pierce through, so as to test.