3. With his familiarity with Scripture, Christ would have seen the similarities between himself and Elijah, whose morale collapsed after 40 days in the wilderness (1 Kings 19:8) and Moses, who forfeited his immediate inheritance of the land at the end of 40 years in the wilderness.
Kwa uzoefu wake wa Maandiko, Kristo aliona hali moja kati yake mwenyewe na Eliya, moyo wake ulikata tamaa baada ya siku 40 jangwani (1 Fal. 19: 8) na Musa, ambaye alipoteza urithi wake haraka wa nchi mwishoni mwa miaka 40 ya kuzunguka jangwani.