Luke 4:1-13: "1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.' 4 And Jesus answered him, 'It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone."' 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, 'To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you then, will worship me, it will all be yours.' 8 And Jesus answered him, 'It is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve."' 9 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written, "He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you," 11 and "On their hands they will bear you up, let you strike your foot against a stone."' 12 And Jesus answered him, 'It is said, "You shall not put the Lord your God to the test."' 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time."
Leviticus 9:23: "And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people."
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The text from Luke is the main source for the hymn, which summarizes Jesus' temptation and shows how His "trust / In God's eternal Word," faithfulness, and praying are examples for us to follow.
I'm not exactly sure how the verse from Leviticus fits into the hymn. Preceding this verse, Aaron sacrifices a calf and a goat for sin offerings for himself and for the people (verses 8 and 15), and my Bible's study notes for this chapter explain that, like the people of the Old Testament, "we come before God and humbly confess our sins," so I think this appears in the hymn in the second half of the first verse: "Inspire repentance for our sin, / And free us from our past."
I'm not exactly sure how the verse from Leviticus fits into the hymn. Preceding this verse, Aaron sacrifices a calf and a goat for sin offerings for himself and for the people (verses 8 and 15), and my Bible's study notes for this chapter explain that, like the people of the Old Testament, "we come before God and humbly confess our sins," so I think this appears in the hymn in the second half of the first verse: "Inspire repentance for our sin, / And free us from our past."
