Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Now we turn to Jesus, who was also the target of 3 tailormade temptations, only in this instance, satan doesn’t have any historical archives of observations of latent tendencies as he did with David. Therefore, his strategy must of necessity be different, although the temptations will also be tailormade to suit the Person of Christ.
Throughout the ages, the devil correctly observed, and concluded that the way to a person’s mind is often through their stomach, and throughout each successive generation that has come upon the face of action, he has had almost 100 % success, starting with Adam and Eve, continuing with Noah and many of God’s people throughout history.
And since Christ, in His mortal incarnate state has to eat at some point in time, it’s just a matter of satan prepping the time and place, so as to tackle Jesus at His most vulnerable point. To ask Jesus to turn stone into bread, when Jesus was not hungry would have no impact, or appeal whatsoever.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!