1. Matthew 4:1 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

If he is about to fulfill God’s righteousness, why is it necessary for Jesus to be tempted by the devil?

Matthew 4:1 (ESV)

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

He has to make up for the fall into sin (Genesis 3:1–24). Adam did not stand up in the temptation. Christ has to show that he does. This will show that man, created by God, is able to stand firm against temptation. God made a good and capable creature: man. That supreme creature can indeed withstand Satan’s temptations.