The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Deuteronomy 34:10-12,
"Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, who did all those signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel."
Moses had an important role to play in the Lord's plans. He was the first and prototypical prophet to bring God's word into the world. No one had written Scripture prior to Moses. He wrote the first five books of our Bibles. This chapter, detailing his death, was probably written by Joshua, who would lead Israel into the promised land afterward.
This passage speaks of the signs and wonders the Lord enabled Moses to do, illustrating the "mighty power" and the "awesome deeds" Moses had performed.
Moses was a great man and he told the people the Lord would raise up another, "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me [Moses] from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, 'Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.' The Lord said to me: 'What they say is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.'" Deuteronomy 18:15-19.
This prophet Moses spoke of would be the Son of God himself. The writer of Hebrews compares the two, "Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 'Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house,' bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory." Hebrews 3:1-6.
When the author of Deuteronomy 34 wrote that no prophet performing such signs and wonders displaying the awesome power Moses performed had been seen in Israel since his day, Jesus had not yet come into the world. How fascinating to read of those signs and wonders Jesus performed, his mighty power and awesome deeds in the four gospels we have in our Bibles!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, who did all those signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel."
Moses had an important role to play in the Lord's plans. He was the first and prototypical prophet to bring God's word into the world. No one had written Scripture prior to Moses. He wrote the first five books of our Bibles. This chapter, detailing his death, was probably written by Joshua, who would lead Israel into the promised land afterward.
This passage speaks of the signs and wonders the Lord enabled Moses to do, illustrating the "mighty power" and the "awesome deeds" Moses had performed.
Moses was a great man and he told the people the Lord would raise up another, "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me [Moses] from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, 'Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.' The Lord said to me: 'What they say is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.'" Deuteronomy 18:15-19.
This prophet Moses spoke of would be the Son of God himself. The writer of Hebrews compares the two, "Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 'Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house,' bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory." Hebrews 3:1-6.
When the author of Deuteronomy 34 wrote that no prophet performing such signs and wonders displaying the awesome power Moses performed had been seen in Israel since his day, Jesus had not yet come into the world. How fascinating to read of those signs and wonders Jesus performed, his mighty power and awesome deeds in the four gospels we have in our Bibles!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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