Genesis 12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. 10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Abraham was being led by God when, in obedience to His word, he packed up everything he had and moved to the land of Canaan. But not long after, his entire encampment was threatened with starvation in so much that he was led by The Spirit to relocate temporarily in Egypt to weather the storm. Thus, it was with Job, when His friends reasoned that God would never permit a faithful, god-fearing man, to suffer as Job was suffering.
And then the very next logical suggestion would be to question the status of his professed relationship with God. This reasoning is an echo of those words “If thou be the Son of God”. [D.A pp 118>119] Would God treat His own Son thus? Would He leave Him in the desert with wild beasts, without food, without companions, without comfort? He insinuates that God never meant His Son to be in such a state as this. “If Thou be the Son of God,” show Thy power by relieving Thyself of this pressing hunger.
A divine being would be able to sustain his claim by working a miracle; “if Thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.” Such an act of creative power, urges the tempter, would be conclusive evidence of divinity. It would bring the controversy to an end.
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!