1. What Old Testament prophecy was Jesus reading from in the synagogue?

2. What would good news look like to the poor, the captive, the blind and the oppressed?

3. Is this passage a call to "social justice"? Why or why not?

4. In verse 21 Jesus says that what He read was fulfilled today? Shouldn't He have said that it will be fulfilled and not it is fulfilled? Why does He use the past tense?

1. Why was it wrong to turn the rock into bread? What does the Lord's prayer reveal about the temptation of bread? What does the collection of manna in Exodus 16 tell us about this temptation of bread?

2. God is the creator and sovereign over all creation yet Satan says he has authority over the kingdoms. In what way does Satan have dominion over the world?

3. In Malachi we are called to test God with our tithes. So why is testing God by jumping off the temple going against scripture?

1. What are the different names of Devil?

2. What powers does the devil have and in what way is his power limited?

3. How do the three temptations of Jesus compare to the temptation of Eve described in Genesis 3:6?

1. Why did Jesus need to be lead by the Holy Spirit considering Jesus Himself is God?

2. What do the details of Jesus' temptation teach us about Jesus' humanity and his incarnation?

3. What role does the Holy Spirit play in the life and ministry of Jesus? Look up cross references of all the places that the Holy Spirit is mentioned in the book of Luke.

1. What differences do you notice of Jesus' genealogy written in Matthew 1 and Jesus' genealogy written by Luke in chapter 3?

2. Why does Luke's genealogy go in ascending order while Matthews genealogy is in descending order?

3. Why does Luke's genealogy go all the way up to Adam and Matthew's genealogy only connect Jesus up to Abraham?

4. What does Jesus' genealogy in Luke tell us about God and Jesus?