I have begun to study the New Testament for my ladies bible study this fall. After reading the first portion of Matthew, my mind has been stuck on the temptation of Jesus scriptures. What kind of communion with God did Jesus experience during those 40 days of fasting and prayer? When the "tempter" came to him, did Jesus recognize him or did he entertain the idea of eating for just a few seconds? How does the devil "take/lead" Jesus to the temple? Was "sin" pretty to Jesus until he realized the full extent of what Satan was asking Him to do? Surely it would have been exciting to Jesus to reach the highest point of the temple in his earthly body. Then the tempter takes him to a mountian where he can see the kingdoms of the world. Why would Jesus keep going with him? After the 3rd temptation it is then that Jesus commands, "Away from me, Satan!" Then angels attend Him. I am most definately going to do some more research on this passage. I am continually amazed at how scriptures come to life in different ways when you read them at different points in your life. He is so very good to us!