An Alleged Error in Scripture Preliminary Conclusions

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An Alleged Error in Scripture
Introduction
This text addresses an alleged error in the order of temptations as recorded in Mathew 4:1-11 and in Luke 4:1-13. In Matthew, Jesus is tempted to turn stones into bread, cast Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple and worship the devil in exchange for the kingdom of the world. In Luke, He is tempted to turn stone into bread, worship the devil in exchange for the kingdom of the world and to finally cast Himself down from the pinnacle of the temple.Clearly, there are discrepancies in recording the order of temptation in the two gospels as shown in the scripture. If the scripture teaches us the truth, it is supposed to be reliable and the two gospels prove otherwise. In this case, it means that the recording in one of these gospels is wrong since the order of temptation cannot be correct and different at the same time.
Preliminary Conclusions
Based on the text, I think that the two recordings do not reveal an error as alleged. They are recordings of two different individuals who recorded similar temptations but at different time frames since there is no indication that both recordings were done at the same time. In addition, Luke records that Jesus was being tempted by Satan throughout the forty days, which could mean that he was tempted with the same temptations over and over for the forty days.Matthew records that Satan asked Jesus to turn stones into bread while Luke records Satan asking Jesus to turn a single stone to bread. This probably indicates that Satan tempted Jesus twice, the first time asking him to turn a single stone to bread and the second time asking him to turn many stones into bread. Clearly, the two events did not happen at the same time, hence the difference in recording the temptation in the two gospels.
I also think that the differences could be explained by the fact that the original audiences for the gospel were different for Matthew and Luke unlike now where we are all receivers of the gospel. In addressing their audiences, they had to indicate the temptations in the order that would be more suitable to each audience. I think Matthew recorded temptation of worshipping Satan in exchange for world kingdom as the last temptation because he wanted to reveal the importance of worshiping God alone to his audience, who had knowledge about the Messiah, and to show them that this was the last temptation since Jesus told Satan to leave (Matthew 4:10). Luke’s audience had no prior knowledge about the Messiah and he may have changed the order of temptation to give a certain impression concerning the Messiah and to insist on the importance of the temple to his audience.
Other Possible Conclusions
One conclusion is that Luke did not pay much att...