Deuteronomy 18:15

The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	יָקִ֥ים ya.Kim	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Prophet	נָבִ֨יא na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · noun, common masculine singular absolute
midst	מִקִּרְבְּךָ֤ mi.kir.be.Cha	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
brethren	מֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙ me.'a.Chei.kha	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hearken	תִּשְׁמָעֽוּן tish.ma.'Un	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun

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Cross-references

Acts 3:22-23 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…
Acts 7:37 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…
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, t…
Deuteronomy 18:18-19 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them a…
Hebrews 1:1-2 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in wh…
Luke 9:35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:15–end

Here is, I. The promise of the great prophet, with a command to receive him, and hearken to him. Now, 1. Some think it is the promise of a succession of prophets, that should for many ages be kept up in Israel. Besides the priests and Levites, their ordinary ministers, whose office it was to teach Jacob God's law, they should have prophets, extraordinary ministers, to reprove them for their faults, remind them of their duty, and foretel things to come, judgments for warning and deliverances for their comfort. Having these prophets, (1.) They need not use divinations, nor consult with familiar spirits, for they might enquire of God's prophets even concerning their private affairs, as Saul did…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 18:15

CHRIST THE PROPHET IS TO BE HEARD. (Deu 18:15-19) The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet--The insertion of this promise, in connection with the preceding prohibition, might warrant the application (which some make of it) to that order of true prophets whom God commissioned in unbroken succession to instruct, to direct, and warn His people; and in this view the purport of it is, "There is no need to consult with diviners and soothsayers, as I shall afford you the benefit of divinely appointed prophets, for judging of whose credentials a sure criterion is given" (Deu 18:20-22). But the prophet here promised was pre-eminently the Messiah, for He alone was "like unto Moses" (see on…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 18:15

The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet,.... Not Joshua, as Aben Ezra, not Jeremiah, as Baal Haturim, nor David (o), as others; nor a succession of prophets, as Jarchi; for a single person is only spoken of; and there is a dissimilitude between Moses and anyone of the prophets, and all of them in succession, Deuteronomy 34:10, but the Messiah, with whom the whole agrees; and upon this the expectation of a prophet among the Jews was raised, John 6:14 and is applied to him, and referred to as belonging to him in Acts 3:22, who was a prophet mighty in word and deed, and not only foretold future events, as his own sufferings and death, and resurrection from the dead, the destruction o…

The Church Fathers

A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you—him ye shall hear. And that man who shall not hear what ever that prophet shall speak in my name, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 5

"Like me," says Moses. This means according to the form of the flesh, not to the eminence of majesty. Therefore we find the Lord Jesus called a prophet. Accordingly that woman is no longer greatly in error when she says, "I see that you are a prophet." She begins to call her husband, to exclude the adulterer. "I see that you are a prophet." And she begins to ask about a thing that constantly disturbs her.
— Augustine of Hippo, TRACTATE ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 15.23.1

It is written in Deuteronomy, "[The Lord] your God will raise up a prophet like me for you from your brothers. You shall hear him; and it shall be that every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from his people." Therefore some prophet was specially expected who would be similar to Moses in some respect, to mediate between God and humanity, and who would receive the covenant from God and give the new covenant to those who became disciples. And the people of Israel knew so far as each of the prophets was concerned that no one of them was the [special] one announced by Moses.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 6.90

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Christ — Anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered “Messiah” (q.v.), the official title of our Lord, occurring five hundred and fourteen times in the New Testament. It denotes that he was…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Prophet — (Heb. nabi, from a root meaning “to bubble forth, as from a fountain,” hence “to utter”, comp. Ps. 45:1). This Hebrew word is the first and the most generally used for a prophet. In the time of…
Christ, The Prophet · Foretold — Foretold
Excellency And Glory Of Christ, The · As Prophet — As Prophet
Prophecies Respecting Christ · His being a Prophet like to Moses — His being a Prophet like to Moses
Prophets · The Jews: Require to hear and believe — The Jews: Require to hear and believe
Types Of Christ · Moses — Moses

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 18:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 18:15

John Gill on Deuteronomy 18:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 18:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 18:15

John Gill on Deuteronomy 18:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 18:15-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 18:15

Rashi on Deuteronomy 18:15