The Story of Israel in the Wilderness

Matthew: Jesus came up out of Egypt, baptized in the waters, right into the wilderness for 40 days. In other words, and who is Jesus we've already been told? He's the Messiah. And this is an explicit connection that's vital for understanding the story. If you look at descriptions of Israel's 40 years in the Old Testament scriptures, you'll come across a paragraph in the Torah where Moses is recalling this test of Israel in the wilderness.