Luke 4:9-13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.… That God maketh use of the ministry of angels in supporting and comforting His afflicted servants. Why doth God make use of the ministry of angels? and how far? 1. To manifest unto them the greatness and glory of His work in the recovering mankind, flint their delight in the love and wisdom of God may be increased. 2. To maintain a society and communion between all the parts of the family of God. 3. To preserve His people from many dangers and casualties, which fall not within the foresight of man, God employeth "the watchers," as they are called in the Book of Daniel, Daniel 4:13, 17, for He is tender of His people, and doth all things by proper means. Now the angels having a larger foresight than we, they are appointed to be guardians. 4. Because they are witnesses of the obedience and fidelity of Christ's disciples, and, so far as God permitteth, they cannot but assist them in their conflicts. Thus Paul; "We are made a spectacle unto the world, and — angels and to men" (1 Corinthians 4:9). (T. Manton, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.WEB: When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time. |
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