Deu 18:15-22 | TNotes | STEP | 18:15 A prophet like me would be beyond the ordinary because Moses was without peer among the prophets (see 34:10-11 ). This prophet would be from among your fellow Israelites (literally from among your brothers ), and Israel was required to listen to him (18:19 ). The prophets of Old Testament Israel would partially fulfill the function of God’s spokesman to whom Israel must listen. Later, Judaism looked for this prophet as a major messianic figure (see John 1:21 ; 6:14 ; 7:40 ); the New Testament identifies Jesus as this prophet (Acts 3:18-26 ).

a18:15►

b34:10-11►

c18:19►

dJohn 1:21►

e6:14►

f7:40►

gActs 3:18-26►

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i18:15►

j4:10-17►

kExod 7:1►

l18:19►

m18:22►

‏ Deuteronomy 18:15-22

18:15 ^a A prophet like me would be beyond the ordinary because Moses was without peer among the prophets (see 34:10-11 ^b). This prophet would be from among your fellow Israelites (literally from among your brothers), and Israel was required to listen to him (18:19 ^c). The prophets of Old Testament Israel would partially fulfill the function of God’s spokesman to whom Israel must listen. Later, Judaism looked for this prophet as a major messianic figure (see John 1:21 ^d; 6:14 ^e; 7:40 ^f); the New Testament identifies Jesus as this prophet (Acts 3:18-26 ^g).
18:18 ^h The prophet (18:15 ⁱ) would be the Lord’s spokesman, as Moses was (see 4:10-17 ^j; Exod 7:1 ^k).
18:19 ^l Not to listen to the Lord’s spokesman is not to listen to the Lord.
18:22 ^m Any prophet whose prediction fails must be branded as false, even if he claims to speak for God. The mere claim is insufficient if it goes unfulfilled.