According to the New Testament, Jesus had fasted forty days and nights in the desert or wilderness when the Devil unsuccessfully attempts to tempt him three times (Matthew 4:4,7,10)
First, the Devil appeared to him during the middle of his fast, and said that it would prove he were the Son of God, if he would turn the nearby stones into bread. Jesus answered him and said, ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ This is written in Deuteronomy 8:3.
Secondly, he took Jesus to the top of the temple and urged him again to prove his divinity, that if he should jump, then surely God would send angels to prevent his fall. Jesus answered him and said, ‘It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ This is wrtten in Deuteronomy 6:16.
Finally, the Devil took Jesus atop a mountain, showing him many lands and peoples, and promised him absolute power over all that he could see, if only he would bow down and worship him. Jesus answered him and said, ‘It is written, You will worship the Lord your God, and you shall only serve Him.’ This is written in Deuteronomy 6:13.
Jesus quotes from all five books of the Law, from two of the four major prophets, and five of the twelve minor prophets. He also quotes many Psalms. There are many more quotes from these books in Matthew, and still more in the other gospels.
First, the Devil appeared to him during the middle of his fast, and said that it would prove he were the Son of God, if he would turn the nearby stones into bread. Jesus answered him and said, ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ This is written in Deuteronomy 8:3.
Secondly, he took Jesus to the top of the temple and urged him again to prove his divinity, that if he should jump, then surely God would send angels to prevent his fall. Jesus answered him and said, ‘It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ This is wrtten in Deuteronomy 6:16.
Finally, the Devil took Jesus atop a mountain, showing him many lands and peoples, and promised him absolute power over all that he could see, if only he would bow down and worship him. Jesus answered him and said, ‘It is written, You will worship the Lord your God, and you shall only serve Him.’ This is written in Deuteronomy 6:13.
Jesus quotes from all five books of the Law, from two of the four major prophets, and five of the twelve minor prophets. He also quotes many Psalms. There are many more quotes from these books in Matthew, and still more in the other gospels.