Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 4:8

"Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;" — Matthew 4:8 (ASV)

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Notice that these temptations were in high places. Alas! high places are often full of trial, whether they be places of wealth and rank, or of eminent service in the Church of God. A pinnacle is a dangerous position, even if it be a pinnacle of the temple; and on the summit of an exceeding high mountain is a perilous place, even if the view from it is not the poverty of the city, nor the sin of the people, but the glory of the kingdoms of the world. Always with such a view as that, the mountain's brow is full of danger to our weak heads.