This document contains excerpts from Psalm 91, Luke 4:9-12, and commentary on Jesus' response to Satan's temptation. Psalm 91 promises God's protection for those who dwell in His shelter and make Him their refuge. Satan tries to get Jesus to test this by throwing Himself from the temple, citing Psalm 91. However, Jesus refuses, saying one should not test God. The commentary notes the promise of protection in Psalm 91 is for those who love and follow God, not as a "comprehensive insurance policy" for any action.

3. PSALM 91:1-4
He who dwells in
the shelter of the
Most High will abide
in the shadow of
the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord,
“My refuge and my
fortress, my God,
in whom I trust.”
For He will deliver you
from the snare of the
fowler and from the
deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with
His pinions, and under
His wings you will find
refuge; His faithfulness is
a shield and protection.

4. PSALM 91:5-8
You will not fear
the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that
flies by day, nor the
pestilence that stalks in
darkness, nor the
destruction that wastes at
noonday.
A thousand may fall
at your side, 10,000
at your right hand,
but it will not come near
you. You will only look
with your eyes and
see the recompense
of the wicked.

5. PSALM 91:9-
10Because you have made
the Lord your dwelling
place—
the Most High,
who is my refuge—
no evil shall be allowed
to befall you,
no plague come near your
tent.

6. PSALM 91:11-
13For He will command His
angels concerning you to
guard you in all your
ways. On their hands they
will bear you up, lest you
strike your foot against
a stone.
You will tread on
the lion and the adder;
the young lion and
the serpent you will
trample underfoot.

7. LUKE 4:9-11
And (Satan) took (Jesus) 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, for
it is written,
“‘He will command His angels concerning You,
to guard You,’ and
“‘On their hands they will bear You up,
lest You strike Your foot against a stone.’”

8. SOUTH ENTRANCE to TEMPLE MOUNT
The southern staircase & the Royal Stoa
Approximately 940ft wide

9. THE
ROYAL
STOA
* 162 columns
* 40ft tall
* 7-8ft thick

10. THE TEMPLE MOUNT
Main street where Jesus would have walked…

11. THE TEMPLE MOUNT
Looking up to where the “Royal Stoa” would have began…
* Temple Mount wall rose 50+ft from street level
* Royal Stoa rose another 40-45ft above Temple Mount
* The “pinnacle of the Temple” was 90-95ft above street level

12. LUKE 4:12
And Jesus answered him,
“It is said, ‘You shall not put
the Lord your God to the test.’”

13. MICHAEL WILCOCK
The promise (from Psalm 91)
does not give Jesus – or the Psalmist’s contemporaries,
or us – carte blanche
to embark on any project that he, or they,
or we may dream up, believing that it will
automatically covered by the (“comprehensive insurance
policy” spoken of in the Psalm.)
Rather, it is for those who love, acknowledge,
and call upon God and…want only to
go His way and not their own.

14. ROMANS 8:28a
And we know that for those
who love God all things
work together for good…
ROMANS 8:37
In all these things we are more
than conquerors through
Him who loved us…

15. PSALM 91:14-
16The Lord says, “I will
rescue those who love Me.
I will protect those who
trust in My name.
When they call on Me,
I will answer; I will be
with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor
them. I will reward
them with a long life
and give them My
salvation.”