Shalom, everyone.
Sorry about the mess. It's ... handled ... now. Feel free to read whatever whirlwind writes, but I will be ignoring him from now on. He will likely retaliate, but I'm pressing on.
Let's look at Matthew 4:
Matthew 4:1-11
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 an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
KJV
First, Yeshua`s responses tell us some truths that we should know about God: First of all, He has made us MUCH more resilient than we might otherwise think we are. The normal man, after fasting for 40 days, might think he couldn't go another day without food. Yeshua`s example shows us that God will not test us beyond our ability to rise to the challenge. Therefore, we should trust God and remain faithful - loyal - trustworthy to God. He WILL come through for us before our strength has run out.
Second, Yeshua`s example teaches us that we are NOT to dare God in ANY respect! God doesn't respond well to ultimatums! He is, after all, GOD! To whom does He answer?! If we were to cast ourselvesoff of a cliff (or the pinnacle of ... say ... the Empire State Building), He MAY decide to save us, but He would be WELL within His rights to just let nature take its course! Who do we think we are? God MAY save us as He did the children of Isra'el in the wilderness for His OWN Name's sake, but He can get along just fine without us, EVEN if we have some prophecy that talks about us specifically!
Third, I find it interesting that haSatan (the Enemy) recognized that He would one day be the King of kings, or World Emperor. I also find it ironic to hear him talk as though all those kingdoms of the world were HIS to give! Yeshua` was already promised all of the kingdoms!
Psalm 2:1-12
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
KJV
So, once again, Yeshua` is going to be the King, not only of the Jews, and not only of Isra'el, but also of the WHOLE WORLD!
Now, the last portion of chapter 4 is VERY telling, and I believe that THIS is the crux of what Matittyahu (Matthew) is trying to communicate in His account:
Matthew 4:12-25
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
KJV
Notice, again, that Yeshua` doesn't explain what He means by the "Kingdom of heaven" in verse 17, nor do we hear an explanation of the message that He heralded called the "gospel of the Kingdom" in verse 23. Again, the "gospel of the kingdom" is simply "the good news about the Kingdom," and what might that "good news" be?
Isaiah 52:7
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
KJV
THAT is the good news about the Kingdom! God will not only reign, but He will bring many blessings (happinesses) to Isra'el and to those who blessed Isra'el - to those who made Isra'el happy or comforted and helped Isra'el - down through the years!
Finally, it is VERY IMPORTANT that we understand WHY God would heal "all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people." It was His AUTHENTICATION of the message! The reason why we don't have much healing today is not because "God doesn't do it anymore" or because "the Word of God is complete," and it's not because "we don't need that kind of healing anymore." It's because God has NOTHING TO AUTHENTICATE! Very few people even know WHAT the good news about the Kingdom is, let alone proclaim it or herald it! Why should God perform the miracles of authentication for a message that is so often weak and incomplete, and in many cases, WRONG?! God's not going to put His stamp of approval on something He doesn't support!
If you will search through the Gospels, you will find that almost always the gospel of the Kingdom goes hand-in-hand with the miracles of healing! And why not? One can also find this in prophecy:
Isaiah 35:4-6
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
KJV
Isaiah 42:1-8
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
KJV
Psalm 146:5-10
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
KJV
And, just as an aside (but also something I feel is VERY important), why do all of our versions say "GOD" and "LORD" but NEVER SAY HIS NAME?! Some versions say "God" and "Lord," even when "translating" the Tetragrammaton, and won't even think it important to put His name in all caps! At least, the KJV does that! Okay, it's true that we don't really know HOW to pronounce the Name (even though some claim it's "Jehovah" or "Yahweh"), but why can't they just transliterate the letters of the Tetragrammaton as "YHWH"?! That would be better than nothing! Even the Psalms abbreviated His Name to "Yah!" Couldn't we at least do THAT?! Personally, I believe His Name is that which is tacked onto various OT names, like "EliYAHU" or "MatittYAHU" or "YirmeYAHU"; it's "YaHuWH" (pronounced like "Yahoo," with the accent on the second syllable).
Above, in Isaiah 42:5, we read the phrase "Thus sayeth God the LORD," but that's BACKWARDS! The Hebrew reads, "Koh aamar haa-Eel YHWH," which literally translates to "Like-this says the-God YHWH," and "YHWH" is His NAME! But, you sure don't see that in ANY of the English translations, not even in those that claim to be a "literal translation" like Young's! Some may come close, but they still don't translate "haa-Eel" (pronounced "haw-ALE") as "THE God."