Forty days in the wilderness

grows out of · water then wilderness

Straight out of the water, Jesus is led into the desert for forty days — Israel's forty years compressed and reversed.

points forward to · not by bread alone

Every answer Jesus gives in the desert comes from Deuteronomy's reflection on the manna years, including 'man shall not live by bread alone'.

grows out of · tested again

A tempter, a question about God's word, and a choice about food — the second scene answers the first with obedience in a desert rather than disobedience in a garden.