Dictionaries :: Temptation

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Temptation:

(1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God "tempted [Gen 22:1; R.V., 'did prove'] Abraham;" and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (Jam 1:2,12; Deu 8:2), putting their faith and patience to the test. (2.) Ordinarily, however, the word means solicitation to that which is evil, and hence Satan is called "the tempter" (Mat 4:3). Our Lord was in this way tempted in the wilderness. That temptation was not internal, but by a real, active, subtle being. It was not self-sought. It was submitted to as an act of obedience on his part. "Christ was led, driven. An unseen personal force bore him a certain violence is implied in the words" (Mat 4:1-11).

The scene of the temptation of our Lord is generally supposed to have been the mountain of Quarantania (q.v.), "a high and precipitous wall of rock, 1,200 or 1,500 feet above the plain west of Jordan, near Jericho."

Temptation is common to all (Dan 12:10; Zec 13:9; Psa 66:10; Luk 22:31,40; Hbr 11:17; Jam 1:12; 1Pe 1:7; 4:12). We read of the temptation of Joseph (Gen 39), of David (2Sa 24; 1Ch 21), of Hezekiah (2Ch 32:31), of Daniel (Dan 6), etc. So long as we are in this world we are exposed to temptations, and need ever to be on our watch against them.

Nave's Topical Bible

Temptation: General Scriptures Concerning

Gen 3:1-13; 20:6; Exd 34:12-16; Deu 7:25; 8:11-14, 17, 18; 13:3; 1Ch 21:1; 2Ch 32:30, 31; Psa 119:165; Pro 1:10-17; 2:10-12, 16; 4:14, 15; 5:6-21; 6:27, 28; 7:7-23; 9:15-17; 12:26; 13:14; 14:27; 16:29; 19:27; 28:10; Ecc 7:26; Isa 33:15, 16; Jer 2:24, 25; 35:5-7; Hsa 7:5; Amo 2:12; Mat 4:1-11; 5:19; 12:45; 13:22; 18:6-9; 26:31, 41; Mar 4:15, 17; 10:21-25; 13:21, 22; 14:38; Luk 4:1-13; 8:13, 14; 11:4; 22:3, 31, 32, 40, 46; Jhn 16:1, 2; Rom 6:12-14; 7:5; 8:35-39; 12:21; 14:13, 15, 21; 1Cr 7:5; 8:9-13; 10:13, 28-32; 2Cr 2:11; 11:3, 14, 15; 12:7; Gal 4:14; 5:17; Eph 4:27; 6:11, 13-17; 1Th 3:5; 1Ti 5:15; 6:9, 10; 2Ti 3:13; Hbr 2:18; 4:15; 12:3, 4; Jam 1:2-4, 12-16; 4:7; 1Pe 1:6, 7; 4:12; 5; 2Pe 2:9, 18; 3:17; 1Jo 2:16, 26; 4:4; Rev 3:10; 12:10, 11, 17

Temptation: References Concerning

See DEMONS; FAITH, TRIAL OF; SATAN

Temptation: Resistance To:

Gen 39:7-10; Neh 4:9; Job 31:1, 5-17, 19-34, 38-40; Psa 17:4; 73:2-26; 94:17, 18; 119:101, 110; Amo 4:12; Mat 4:1-11; 24:42-44; 25:13; 26:38-42; Mar 13:33-37; 14:37, 38; Luk 4:1-13; 12:35-38; 21:33-36; 1Cr 6:13; 1Pe 4:7; Rev 3:2, 3

Temptation: Yielding To:

INSTANCES OF:

Adam and Eve,

Gen 3:1-19.

Sarah, to lie,

Gen 12:13; 18:13-15; 20:13.

Isaac, to lie,

Gen 26:7.

Jacob, to defraud Esau,

Gen 27:6-13.

Balaam,

Num 22:15-22; 2Pe 2:15.

Achan,

Jos 7:21.

David, to commit adultery,

2Sa 11:2-5;

    to count the nation of Israel,

    1Ch 21.

Solomon, to become an idolater through the influences of his wives,

1Ki 11:4; Neh 13:26.

The prophet of Judah,

1Ki 13:11-19.

Hezekiah,

2Ki 20:12-20; Isa 39:1-4, 6, 7.

Peter,

Mat 26:69-74; Mar 14:67-71; Luk 22:55-60.

Temptation: A Test:

Gen 22:1-14; Deu 8:2, 5; 13:1-3; 2Ch 32:31; Job 1:8-22; 2:3-10; Psa 66:10-13; Dan 12:10; Zec 13:9; Hbr 11:17; Jam 1:2, 3, 12; 1Pe 1:6, 7

See AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF; FAITH, TRIAL OF

Temptation: Leading Into:

Prayer against being led into,

Mat 6:13; Luk 22:40.

INSTANCES OF:

Abraham leads Pharaoh,

Gen 12:18, 19;

    Abimelech,

    Gen 20:9.

Balak tempts Balaam,

Num 22; 23; 24.

The old prophet of Beth-el, the prophet of Judah,

1Ki 13:15-19.

Gideon leads the people of Israel into sin,

Jdg 8:27.

Jeroboam leads the northern kingdom (Israel) into,

1Ki 15:30.

See RESISTANCE TO; YIELDING TO, below.

Thematic Subject Guide

Temptation:

Gen 3:1-13; Gen 20:6; Gen 22:1; Gen 39:7-10Exd 34:12Deu 7:25; Deu 8:2; Deu 8:5; Deu 8:11-14; Deu 8:17-18; Deu 13:1-31Ch 21:12Ch 32:30-31Neh 4:9Job 1:8-22; Job 2:3-10; Job 31:1; Job 31:5-17; Job 31:20-40Psa 17:4; Psa 66:10-13; Psa 73:2-26; Psa 94:17; Psa 119:65; Psa 119:101; Psa 119:110Pro 1:10-17; Pro 2:10-12; Pro 2:16; Pro 4:14-15; Pro 5:6-21; Pro 6:27; Pro 7:7-23; Pro 9:15-17; Pro 12:26; Pro 14:27; Pro 16:29; Pro 19:27; Pro 28:10Ecc 7:26Isa 33:15-16Jer 2:24-25; Jer 35:5-7Dan 12:10Hsa 7:5Amo2:12; Amo 4:12Zec 13:9Mat 4:1-11; Mat 5:19; Mat 12:45; Mat 13:22; Mat 18:6-9; Mat 24:42-44; Mat 25:13; Mat 26:31; Mat 26:38-42Mar 4:15; Mar 4:17; Mar 10:21-25; Mar 13:21-22; Mar 13:33-37; Mar 14:37-38Luk 11:4; Luk 12:35-38; Luk 21:33-36; Luk 22:3; Luk 22:31-32; Luk 22:46Jhn 16:1-2Rom 6:12-14; Rom 7:5; Rom 8:35-39; Rom 12:21; Rom 14:13; Rom 14:15; Rom 14:211Cr 7:5; 1Cr 8:9-13; 1Cr 10:13; 1Cr 10:28-32; 1Cr 16:132Cr 2:11; 2Cr 11:3; 2Cr 11:14-15; 2Cr 12:7Gal 5:17Eph 4:27; Eph 6:11; Eph 6:13-171Th 3:51Ti 5:15; 1Ti 6:9-102Ti 3:13Hbr 2:18; Hbr 4:15; Hbr 12:3-4Jam 1:2-4; Jam 1:12-16; Jam 4:71Pe 1:6-7; 1Pe 4:7; 1Pe 4:12; 1Pe 5:8-92Pe 2:9; 2Pe 2:18; 2Pe 3:171Jo 2:16; 1Jo 2:26; 1Jo 4:4Rev 3:2-3; Rev 3:10; Rev 12:10-11; Rev 12:17

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Temptation: God Cannot Be the Subject Of

Jam 1:13

Temptation: Does Not Come from God

Jam 1:13

Temptation: Comes From

Lusts

Jam 1:14

Covetousness

Pro 28:20; 1Ti 6:9,10

Temptation: The Devil Is the Author Of

1Ch 21:1; Mat 4:1; Jhn 13:2; 1Th 3:5

Temptation: Evil Associates, the Instruments Of

Pro 1:10; 7:6; 16:29

Temptation: Often Arises Through

Poverty

Pro 30:9; Mat 4:2,3

Prosperity

Pro 30:9; Mat 4:8

Worldly glory

Num 22:17; Dan 4:30; 5:2; Mat 4:8

Temptation: To Distrust of God's Providence

Mat 4:3

Temptation: To Presumption

Mat 4:6

Temptation: To Worshipping the God of This World

Mat 4:9

Temptation: Often strengthened by the perversion of God's word

Mat 4:6

Temptation: Permitted as a Trial Of

Faith

1Pe 1:7; Jam 1:2,3

Disinterestedness

Job 1:9-12

Temptation: Always Conformable to the Nature of Man

1Cr 10:13

Temptation: Often Ends in Sin and Perdition

1Ti 6:9; Jam 1:15

Temptation: Christ

Endured, from the devil

Mar 1:13

Endured, from the wicked

Mat 16:1; 22:18; Luk 10:25

Resisted by the word of God

Mat 4:4,7,10

Overcame

Mat 4:11

Sympathises with those under

Hbr 4:15

Is able to help those under

Hbr 2:18

Intercedes for his people under

Luk 22:31,32; Jhn 17:15

Temptation: God will not suffer saints to be exposed to, beyond their

1Cr 10:13

Temptation: God Will Make a Way for Saints to Escape Out Of

1Cr 10:13

Temptation: God Enables the Saints to Bear

1Cr 10:13

Temptation: God Knows How to Deliver Saints Out Of

2Pe 2:9

Temptation: Christ Keeps Faithful Saints from the Hour Of

Rev 3:10

Temptation: Saints May Be in Heaviness Through

1Pe 1:6

Temptation: Saints Should

Resist, in faith

Eph 6:16; 1Pe 5:9

Watch against

Mat 26:41; 1Pe 5:8

Pray to be kept from

Mat 6:13; 26:41

Not to occasion, to others

Rom 14:13

Restore those overcome by

Gal 6:1

Avoid the way of

Pro 4:14,15

Temptation: The Devil Will Renew

Luk 4:13

Temptation: Has Strength through the Weakness of the Flesh

Mat 26:41

Temptation: Mere Professors Fall Away in Time Of

Luk 8:13

Temptation: Blessedness of Those Who Meet and Overcome

Jam 1:2-4,12

Temptation: Exemplified

Eve

Gen 3:1,4,5

Joseph

Gen 39:7

Balaam

Num 22:17

Achan

Jos 7:21

David

2Sa 11:2

Jeroboam

1Ki 15:30

Peter

Mar 14:67-71

Paul

2Cr 12:7; Gal 4:14

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

1Strong's Number: g3986Greek: peirasmos

Temptation:

akin to A, above, is used of

(1) "trials" with a beneficial purpose and effect,

(a) of "trials" or "temptations," Divinely permitted or sent, Luk 22:28; Act 20:19; Jam 1:2; 1Pe 1:6; 4:12, RV, "to prove," AV, "to try;" 2Pe 2:9 (singular); Rev 3:10, RV, "trial" (AV, "temptation"); in Jam 1:12, "temptation" apparently has meanings (1) and (2) combined (see below), and is used in the widest sense;

(b) with a good or neutral significance, Gal 4:14, of Paul's physical infirmity, "a temptation" to the Galatian converts, of such a kind as to arouse feelings of natural repugnance;

(c) of "trials" of a varied character, Mat 6:13; Luk 11:4, where believers are commanded to pray not to be led into such by forces beyond their own control; Mat 26:41; Mar 14:38; Luk 22:40, 46, where they are commanded to watch and pray against entering into "temptations" by their own carelessness or disobedience; in all such cases God provides "the way of escape," 1Cr 10:13 (where peirasmos occurs twice).

(2) Of "trial" definitely designed to lead to wrong doing, "temptation," Luk 4:13; 8:13; 1Ti 6:9;

(3) of "trying" or challenging God, by men, Hbr 3:8.