Genesis 3:15 is the first prophecy of enmity between the serpent and the woman's offspring — Jesus' temptation is the initial clash in that promised victory.

Exodus 24:18 records Moses' forty days on Sinai, a direct typological parallel to Jesus' forty-day fast in the wilderness.

Exodus 34:28 explicitly states Moses ate no bread and drank no water for forty days, mirroring Jesus' total fast.

Deuteronomy 9:9 repeats Moses' forty-day fast without food or water, providing another Old Testament type for Jesus' fast.

Deuteronomy 9:18 recounts Moses' second forty-day fast of intercession, prefiguring Jesus' fasting in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 9:25 again mentions Moses' forty-day fast, reinforcing the pattern of testing and intercession.

Matthew 4:2 is the parallel account of the same forty-day fast, confirming the event from another gospel.

Hebrews 2:18 explains that Jesus's own temptation enables him to help those being tempted — directly connecting to his experience here.

Hebrews 4:15 affirms Jesus was tempted in every way, including this 40-day trial — confirming his sinlessness and empathy.

1 Kings 19:8 describes Elijah's forty-day journey to Horeb, sustained by food, paralleling Jesus' forty-day wilderness experience.

James 4:7 gives the command to resist the devil — Jesus here models that resistance by enduring temptation without giving in.