For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Moses told our ancestors straight up: 'God's going to send you a prophet from your own people, someone just like me. When he shows up, you better listen to everything he says.'
Moses basically said 'God's sending someone like me, when he speaks, listen up.'
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Acts, which records the early spread of Christianity, the apostle Peter is speaking to a crowd in Jerusalem after healing a lame man, drawing from an Old Testament prophecy by Moses. Moses had foretold in Deuteronomy that God would raise up a prophet like himself from among the Israelites, and the people were commanded to listen to and obey this prophet in all matters. Peter uses this verse to point to Jesus as the fulfillment of that prophecy, urging his audience to recognize and heed Him.
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