Day 4: Matthew 4

Jesus is the obedient Israel and true Light to the Nations

Here we see Jesus tempted in the wilderness for 40... days. He's tempted to by lack of bread, to put God to the test and to commit idolatry, the very things Israel was tempted by during its 40 years in the wilderness. Indeed the issue in question is whether He is the true Son of God (the true Israel in context). Jesus succeeds where Israel failed and does so with quotes from Deuteronomy (harking back to the Exodus yet again).

After hearing of John's arrest (another clue as to what will happen to Jesus), He returns north to be a light to the Gentiles as Israel was supposed to be (Isa 49:6, Isa 42, Isa 60) and calls His people to repent and follow Him. His followers right from the start come from both Jewish and gentile country. The Kingdom is announced here, but it will be explained as Matthew continues.