Watchman Press Reviewed Scripture Study
The Prophet Like Moses
Deuteronomy 18:15 ↔ Acts 3:22
Scripture Text
Read the Relationship in Young’s Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 18:15
15 'A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee — unto him ye hearken;
Acts 3:22
22 'For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said — A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;
Editorial Analysis
Watchman Press Review
The following classifications and notes are reviewed Watchman Press editorial analysis. They are separate from the biblical text and from the raw cross-reference dataset.
The Prophet Like Moses
Peter invokes Moses' promise of a prophet raised from among the people while preaching Jesus as the Christ whom heaven receives until the restoration spoken by the prophets.
The apostolic sermon places Jesus in the prophetic pattern promised through Moses. He is not merely one more prophet but the one to whom the people must finally listen.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh.
The Prophet Like Moses
Peter cites the Mosaic promise within an explicitly Christ-centered sermon and connects rejection of the promised prophet with accountability before God.
The identity of the promised prophet is supplied by the apostolic context rather than by isolated word association.
Evidence / source note
Project sources reviewed: Young's Literal Translation, the 1881 Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and the JPS 1917 Tanakh.
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