“All the promises of God find their Yes” in Jesus (2 Cor. 1:20). The Snake Crusher who was promised to Eve? Yes! The long-predicted son of Abraham who would bless the nations? Yes! The long-awaited Son of David who would rule an everlasting kingdom? Yes! Immanuel—God with us? Yes! Jesus is the fulfillment of lots of old prophecies and promises. But he is more! Jesus came and lived perfectly, unlike the people of Israel. And Matthew doesn’t want us to miss that point. He shows us how Jesus repeatedly got it right when Israel had gotten it wrong. Jesus left Egypt just like Israel left Egypt (Matthew 2). Jesus entered the Jordan River similar to Israel’s crossing the Red Sea (Matthew 3). And Jesus was tempted in the wilderness for forty days just like Israel was tempted in the desert for forty years (Matthew 4). Israel, like Adam before them, failed when Satan tested them. But what about Jesus? Jesus doesn’t fail the test, like Israel did in the wilderness or like Adam did in the garden. Let’s see how.