Matthew 4:9

“And saith unto him, all these things will I give thee etc.] This is more fully and strongly expressed by the Evangelist Luke. (<420406>Luke 4:6,7). And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it — all shall be thine. In which words he sets up himself to be the God of this world, and the sovereign disposer of it: he pretends it was delivered to him by the true God, who had left it to his arbitrary disposal; and that he could invest Christ with the power and government of it, and put him in possession of all its glory, and make good and support his title to it, and interest in it. Never was…”

“And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee--"and the glory of them," adds Luke (Luk 4:6). But Matthew having already said that this was "showed Him," did not need to repeat it here. Luke (Luk 4:6) adds these other very important clauses, here omitted--"for that is," or "has been," "delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will I give it." Was this wholly false? That were not like Satan's unusual policy, which is to insinuate his lies under cover of some truth. What truth, then, is there here? We answer, Is not Satan thrice called by our Lord Himself, "the prince of this world" (Joh 12:31; Joh 14:30; Joh 16:11)? Does not the apostle call him "the god of this world" (Co2 4:4)? And…”

“All these things ... - All these kingdoms. All these dominions Satan claimed a right to bestow on whom he pleased, and with considerable justice. They were excessively wicked; and with no small degree of propriety, therefore, he asserted his claim to give them away. This temptation had much plausibility. Satan regarded Jesus as the king of the Jews. As the Messiah he supposed he had come to take possession of all that country. He was poor, and unarmed, and without followers or armies. Satan proposed to put him in possession of it at once, without any difficulty, if he would acknowledge him as the proper lord and disposer of that country; if he would trust to him rather than to God. Worship…”

“If thou wilt fall down and worship me - Here Satan clearly shows who he was. Accordingly Christ answering this suggestion, calls him by his own name, which he had not done before. Matthew 4:10”

“All: Mat 26:15; Joh 13:3 I give: Sa1 2:7, Sa1 2:8; Psa 72:11, Psa 113:7, Psa 113:8; Pro 8:15; Jer 27:5, Jer 27:6; Dan 2:37, Dan 2:38, Dan 4:32; Dan 5:18, Dan 5:19, Dan 5:26-28; Joh 12:31, Joh 14:30, Joh 16:11; Rev 19:16 if: Co1 10:20, Co1 10:21; Co2 4:4; Ti1 3:6; Rev 19:10, Rev 22:8, Rev 22:9 Matthew 4:10”