Jesus, mentioned in Deuteronomy?
Yes, I think so. Really I know so!
“The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a PROPHET from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me (Moses); unto Him ye shall hearken; according to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a PROPHET from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will PUT MY WORDS in His mouth; and He shall speak unto them all that I shall command Him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto My words which He shall speak in My name, I will require it of him.” Deuteronomy 18:15-19
A prophet, like unto Moses?
Twice in the above verses, today’s Text, is this statement made.
A Prophet is coming, “like unto Moses!”
But it is said of Moses that God spoke to Him “Face to face!” (Deuteronomy 34:20)
So is this true of Jesus!
Time and time again, it appears.
Here’s one example: “Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there A VOICE FROM HEAVEN, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” John 12:27-28
Wow!
But Moses was “faithful!”
God complementing Moses: “My servant Moses is not so (not like others), but is FAITHFUL in all mine house.” Numbers 12:7 (Also Hebrews 3:5 … “And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant.” What laudation!)
But Jesus is faithful as well, even more so than Moses!
“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, CHRIST JESUS; Who was FAITHFUL to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.” Hebrews 3:1-2
God also in today’s Text said he would “put His Words” into the mouth of this great (coming) Prophet! And Jesus, when on earth, said: “Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the WORDS that I speak unto you I speak NOT OF MYSELF: but THE FATHER that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.” John 14:10, dynamite!
Yes, Jesus is that Prophet!
Even the people of our Lord’s day, around 30 AD in the Holy Land, thought so! Having seen Jesus enact miracle after miracle they concluded: “Then those men, when they had seen the miracle (feeding the thousands) that Jesus did, said, THIS IS OF A TRUTH THAT PROPHET that should come into the world.” John 6:14
Undoubtedly, Jesus is that Prophet, even greater than Moses!
Blessed be His Name!
— Dr. Mike Bagwell
By the way, there’s a warning built into our Text as well. God also says of Jesus: “And it shall come to pass, that WHOSOEVER WILL NOT HEARKEN unto MY WORDS which HE shall speak in my name, I WILL REQUIRE IT of him.”
What could be any more clear?