Prior to his death, Moses promised the people that God would send them another prophet like him. Moses relationship with God was unique. While God spoke directly to all His prophets, “Yehovah used to speak to Moses face to face, just like a man speaks to his friend” (Exodus 33:11).
Moses wrote, “Yehovah your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him” Deuteronomy 18:15. Twice in John’s Gospel the people identified Jesus as being that Prophet. After the feeding of the 5,000 they said, “This is truly THE Prophet who is come into the world” (John 6:14).
Also, after Jesus announced that He was the source of living water they said, “This certainly is THE Prophet” (John 7:40). Moses directed the people to listen to this coming Prophet. Yehovah explains why.
“I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. It shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19). THE Prophet is commanded to speak the very words of Yehovah, and the people were expected to obey them.
Jesus fulfills the description of THE Prophet. Yehovah said He would put His words in the Prophet’s mouth (Deuteronomy 15:18). Jesus said, “the things I speak I speak just as the Father told me” (John 12:50).
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