He could live by the book or every word that comes from the mouth of God. The temptation to play it safe . . . Now, that's not so unfamiliar to us. Most of us find the world a much more messy and unpredictable and chaotic place than we'd like. Life's not always fair.
Bad things happen to good people.
So we find lots of ways to try to hold the chaos of the world at bay. Satan's offers to Jesus summed up several of the most pervasive and powerful. Bread, angels, and kingdoms. Sustenance, rules, and power and influence. Turn these stones into bread.