This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
This is the same Moses who told the people of Israel, 'God is going to send you another prophet from among your own people, someone like me, and when he comes, you need to listen to him.'
Moses basically said 'there's another leader coming after me, and when he shows up, pay attention.'
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, Stephen is delivering a defense speech before the Jewish Sanhedrin, recounting key events in Israel's history to demonstrate that Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promises. He quotes from Deuteronomy 18:15, where Moses prophesied that God would raise up a prophet like himself from among the Israelites, urging the people to listen to this future leader. This context underscores the continuity of God's redemptive plan from the Old Testament to the New, as Stephen uses it to convict his audience of rejecting the Messiah.
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