Lesson VI. Jesus in the Desert and by the River

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
This is a storyteller's retelling from an old children's book. Read the Bible passage for God's own words.

Bible: Matthew 4 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Story 6 in Part Sixth.)

1. To what place did Jē´s̝us go after he was baptized? To a desert place.

2. What happened to Jē´s̝us at that place? He was forty days without any food.

3. Who came to Jē´s̝us at that time? Sā´tan, the evil spirit.

4. What did Sā´tan, the evil spirit try to persuade Jē´s̝us to do? To live a selfish life.

5. What did Jē´s̝us say to the evil spirit? "Leave me, Sā´tan, thou evil spirit."

6. Where did Jē´s̝us go after being tempted in the desert? To Bĕth=ăb´a-rȧ, the place of his baptism.

7. Who saw Jē´s̝us again at Bĕth=ăb´a-rȧ? Jŏhn the Băp´tĭst.

8. What did Jŏhn the Băp´tĭst say when he saw Jē´s̝us? "Behold the lamb of God."

9. What did some young men do, who had been following Jŏhn the Băp´tĭst? They followed Jē´s̝us.

10. What were these men who followed Jē´s̝us called? His disciples.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 35. Source

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