majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 18:18-19,
"I [God] will raise up for them a prophet like you [Moses] from among
their [the Israelites] brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and
he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen
to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him
to account."
While Muslims wish we would recognize this prophet like Moses that the
Lord will raise up to be Muhammad, it is a clear prophecy of the
coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Just as Moses was raised up by God to lead Israel out of slavery in
Egypt, so God the Father sent his Son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, to
lead mankind out of slavery to sin and God's own judgment. Just as God
raised up Moses to lead Israel to the Promised Land, so also God
raised up Jesus Christ to lead mankind to the kingdom of God, "I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me." John 14:6. Just as God gave Moses words to say, Exodus
4:12, so also God the Father gave Jesus words to say, "These words you
hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me." John
14:24b. As God told Moses, "If anyone does not listen to my words that
the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account", if
Jesus Christ is not listened to, mankind will come under judgment,
"There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my
words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day.
For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me
commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that his command
leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has
told me to say." John 12:48-50.
Jesus Christ, God's own Son, is the prophet whom God spoke of to Moses
when he foretold of "a prophet like you from among your brothers." How
wonderful that God provided this foretelling, that we recognize the
fulfillment in his Son!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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