BibleBlox
45. Jesus tempted in the desert*
/ matthew 4:1-11 /
/ listen as you follow along /
* WARNING! this story might be scary for little kids *
After Jesus was baptized in the cool, 😎 splashing water 💦 by John the Baptist, God's Holy Spirit 🕊️ led Him on an amazing journey 🧭 into the desert. 🏜️ The desert was a very different place from where Jesus usually lived. Instead of green trees 🌳 and flowing rivers, 🏞️there were tall, sandy hills and big rocks 🪨everywhere. 🌵During the day, the hot 🥵 sun made everything very warm, and at night, it got very chilly! 🥶
Jesus went to this quiet 🤫 place to spend special time talking with God, His Father. 🙏 He stayed there for forty days and forty nights. During all this time, Jesus didn't eat any food. 🤤 No breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Then one day, when Jesus was very hungry, 🤤 someone evil 😈 called Satan came to test Him. He tried three 3️⃣ tricky times to get Jesus to do wrong things:
First, Satan looked at all the rocks 🪨 on the ground and said to Jesus, "If you're really God's Son, why don't you turn these stones into warm, fresh bread? 🍞 It would smell so good and taste so yummy!" 😋 Jesus must have been thinking about soft, delicious bread, but He knew that listening 👂🏻 to God was more important than even the tastiest food. 🍱 So He said, "No! God's words are more important than bread!"🥖
Then Satan took Jesus to the very tippy-top of the tall temple ⛪️ in Jerusalem. 🏙️ It was so high up they could see all the tiny people below! Satan said, "If you jump down from here, angels 😇 will catch and save you!" But Jesus knew this was wrong. He said, "No! We shouldn't test God just to show off!" 🙅♂️
For his last trick, Satan showed Jesus all the beautiful 🤩 kingdoms in the whole wide world - 🌎 places with giant castles, 🏰 sparkling ✨ treasures, and flowing 🏞️ rivers. "I'll give you all of these wonderful things," Satan promised, "if you just bow 🙇♂️ down to me instead of God." But Jesus was very brave and wise. He stood tall and said in a strong voice, "Go away, Satan! The Bible 📕 says we should only worship God!"
Satan 👿 saw that Jesus wouldn't do any wrong things, so he went away. Then something wonderful happened - God sent His angels 😇 to take care of Jesus! They brought Him comfort 🤗 and helped Him feel strong 💪 again.
44. john baptizing / 45. Jesus tempted in the desert / 46. Jesus turns water into wine
