“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.”
Deuteronomy 18:15
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Connection with Laban's omens
Moses gave this promise right after forbidding Israel to read omens or listen to diviners (Deuteronomy 18:10–14). Laban claimed to learn God's blessing by reading omens in Genesis 30, so Israel heard his story as a people told to listen to God's prophet.
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God will raise up a prophet like Moses — fulfilled in Jesus
“For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.”
Stephen cites prophet like Moses pointing to Jesus
“This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’”
This is truly the Prophet who is to come
“When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.””
God will raise up a prophet like me from among your own people
“This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’”
Prophet like Moses — Jesus the greater Moses
“For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.”
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