17 Bible Verses about Temporary Stay In The Wilderness

The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the desert on the road to Shur.

With all of the people in the territory crying loudly, everybody passed over the Kidron brook, along with the king. Then everyone headed out toward the road that leads to the wilderness.

and ran for a day's journey deep into the wilderness. He found a juniper tree, sat down under it, and prayed that he could die. He asked God, "Enough! LORD! Take my life, because I'm not better than my ancestors!"

They wandered in desolate wilderness; they found no road to a city where they could live.

After this, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.

where he was being tempted by the Devil for 40 days. During that time he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he became hungry.

At once the Spirit drove him into the wilderness.

But when the man left, he began to proclaim it freely. He spread the news so widely that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly, but had to stay out in deserted places. Still, people kept coming to him from everywhere.

As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to ask the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

The disciples asked him, "Where in the wilderness are we to get enough bread to feed such a crowd?"

So if they say to you, "Look! He's in the wilderness,' don't go out looking for him. And if they say, "Look! He's in the storeroom,' don't believe it,

However, he continued his habit of retiring to deserted places and praying.

As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away to the neighboring villages and farms so they can rest and get some food, because we are here in a deserted place."

As a result, Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews. Instead, he went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness. There he remained with his disciples.

The tribune asked, "Oh, do you speak Greek? You're not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led 4,000 assassins into the desert, are you?"

The world wasn't worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and from caves to holes in the ground.