And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
Ver. 12. The Spirit driveth him] That is, suddenly carrieth him (who was most willing to go) as that legal scape goat, Leviticus 16:8,10, into the wilderness, and there permitted him to be tempted, but supported him under the temptation, that he came safe off again. Sancti etiam nequaquam sui iuris sunt, sed toti spiritus cedunt imperio. The saints are at God's beck and check.