God will raise up for you a prophet
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 11:57AM Moses told the people preparing to enter the promised land:
“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.” Deuteronomy 18:15<http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NIV1984&search=Deuteronomy%2018:15> NIV<http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=102>
And He did: He raised up many prophets various kinds and at different times faithfully and graciously
And they did not: listen to them learn from look to them
And Yet, He sent One more He raised up a Son, His Son He was from among the brothers He was from God, was God
*As John 1:11-14 conveys:*
11He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
*As we read in Hebrews* 1:1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. (ESV)
*Indeed, as Moses said:* “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.” Deuteronomy 18:15<http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NIV1984&search=Deuteronomy%2018:15> NIV <http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=102>
This is still a great admonition: *"You must listen to him.” *
Kerry S. Doyal - Grace Bible Church, an EFCA Making disciples of Jesus who love God & others by living & sharing His truth
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