“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen; to him you shall listen.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from among you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.
- KJV The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
- BSB The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- NKJV “The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,
- NLT Moses continued, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
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Quick answer
God promises to raise up a prophet like Moses from among Israel, and the people must listen to him. This points ultimately to Christ, the supreme Prophet.
Overview
Instead of forbidden divination, God will provide true revelation through a coming prophet like Moses, mediating His word to the people. While fulfilled in part through Israel's line of prophets, the New Testament identifies its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus (Acts 3:22-23). He is the final Prophet who fully reveals the Father and whom all must heed.
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Fulfillment
- Acts 3:22For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.
Cross-references · 19
- Acts 3:22–23For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.
- Acts 7:37This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.’
- John 1:45Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- Deut 18:18–19I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
- Luke 9:35A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
- Heb 1:1–2God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
- Matt 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
- 1 Tim 2:5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
- John 6:29Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
- Luke 24:19He said to them, “What things?” They said to him, “The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
- 1 Jn 3:23This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
- Heb 3:2–6who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.
- Heb 2:1–3Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.
- Deut 34:10Since then, there has not arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh knew face to face,
- Luke 10:16Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
- John 1:25They asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
- John 1:21They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- Deut 5:5(I stood between Yahweh and you at that time, to show you Yahweh’s word: for you were afraid because of the fire, and didn’t go up onto the mountain;) saying,
- Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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