Deuteronomy 18:15
“The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,

Application: 

In this verse, we find a remarkable prophecy: The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. Here, Moses told the people that the Lord would provide another mediator after he was gone—an intermediary who would speak on God’s behalf and help the people access God. But the Israelites who listened to Moses couldn’t have fathomed how God would fulfill this prophecy.

Centuries later, Jesus Christ would rise from among his brothers, fully human (see John 1:14; Heb 2:14–18). But God the Father also declared him to be fully divine, his own “beloved Son,” and commanded the disciples to “Listen to him!” (Matt 17:5). The apostle Peter declared that Moses’s words were fulfilled in Jesus (see Acts 3:22–23). He is our perfect mediator: “There is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim 2:5).

Previously, when God gave Moses the law, the people were so terrified by God’s voice and his fire that they thought they would die (18:16). And so, God said he would send them a mediator. God warned that he would hold accountable whoever did not listen to this prophet, the Messiah (18:18–19). Indeed, there are serious consequences to ignoring Christ: it’s a matter of life and death.

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 228.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

Disclaimer

When God inspires me, I write blogs. Consider this writing as a Bible study. Like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, search the Scriptures to determine whether what I write is so. Always consult with your church ministers about biblical matters. I am also not a professional writer, so some grammar or spelling errors may be present. I try my best to write as efficiently as possible. Your brother in Christ, Ricardo

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