“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen.” – Deuteronomy 18:15
Many prophets lived and died after Moses gave this prophecy. None were the prophet like him. They were great, important, and powerfully used by God, but they weren’t like Moses. The people of Israel knew it. This is why many in the first century began asking about Jesus, “Is He the prophet?” They recognized that in His teachings, life, and miraculous works He was quite different and beyond any other prophets they knew of.
The answer to their question was an emphatic yes! Jesus is the long-awaited prophet like Moses (and much greater than Moses). Moses led God’s people to freedom from slavery in Egypt. Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth, lived a perfect life, died on a cross, and rose from the dead to lead God’s people (everyone who trusts in Him as Lord) from slavery to sin and death. Through faith in Jesus, our sins are forgiven and we receive eternal life. Moses delivered the Old Covenant from God. Jesus established the New Covenant through His blood. Moses led the people through the desert where God miraculously fed them bread from heaven. Jesus led people in the desert where He miraculously fed them bread and said that He was the bread of heaven.
Jesus is the fulfillment of all God’s promises for a coming prophet like Moses. That’s just one of His essential roles. He’s also our great high priest, interceding before God on our behalf. He made the last sacrifice to atone for our sins and that sacrifice was Himself. He’s also the King of the universe, ruling from heaven with all authority in heaven and earth. There’s no one and nowhere else to look for God’s revelation, reconciliation, and reign. Only Jesus! #FollowJesus