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a literal sense, that they appeared in a bodily form and gave him to eat and drink, and just as at a table, they ministered to all his wants. For the service is offered outwardly to his body, just like, no doubt, the devil, his tempter, also appeared in a bodily form, perhaps like an angel. For, seeing that he places him on the pinnacle of the temple and shows him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment, he must have been a higher being than a man, since he represents himself as a higher being, in that he offers him all the kingdoms of the world and permits himself to be worshiped. But he surely did not bear the form of the devil, for he desires to be beautiful when he lies and deceives, as St. Paul says of him in 2 Cor 11:14: “For even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.” * 28 * This however is written for our comfort, that we may know that many angels minister also to us, where one devil attacks us; if we fight with a knightly spirit and firmly stand, God will not let us suffer want, the angels of heaven would sooner appear and be our bakers, waiters and cooks and minister to all our wants. This is not written for Christ's sake for he does not need it. Did the angels serve him, then they may also serve us. No Commentary on these verses is yet included This module currently includes commentaries on: I. Gen 4:8-9:29 II. Ps 82 III. the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7) IV. the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-Luke 1:55) V. Galatians Also included are Prefaces to: I. Old Testament (at Gen.0.0) II. Job III. Psalms IV. Proverbs V. Ecclesiastes VI. the Prophetic Books (not including Lamentations) VII. the New Testament (at Matt.0.0) VIII. Acts IX. all Epistles X. Revelations Lastly, this module contains sermons/commentaries from Luther's Church Postil. These mostly cover the readings from the standard 1-year lectionary, including: I. Matthew: {Mt 1:25 linked from Lk 2:21} 2:1-12 {Mt 2:13-23 linked from Lk 2:39} 4:1-11 {links to