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R³ Devotional - Day 76

R³ Devotional - Day 76 from Deuteronomy Chapters 17-20

By: Daniel Arguijo

In this passage, we are still reading guidelines and rules about leadership, their judges and future kings, and the social order among the people of Israel. But we find a very important passage in the middle of these chapters.  

In chapter 18, verses 15-22, Moses talks about a Prophet that will come from among them.  Moses says: “It is to him you shall listen.” So what we must ask ourselves is, is this the  Messiah he is talking about? Is this Jesus?
 
Moses is emphasizing just one prophet, not the multiple prophets we can later see rising in the  Old Testament. Moses also uses the phrase “like me.” Moses was spared death as a baby,  renounced a royal court, interceded for the people, and was the mediator of the covenant just like Jesus did.

Moses is talking about Jesus, the ultimate prophet the people of Israel will so long await.  Before Jesus came to earth, there were 400 years of silence, no prophets were around, and the people of Israel were hungry for God. John 1:21 says the people asked John the Baptist if he was the Prophet, and he said he wasn’t. This prophet was the one who was expected on  Moses' words in Deuteronomy. Even more amazing, Jesus himself said in John 5:46 “For if  you believed Moses, you would believe in me: for he wrote of me.”
 
Jesus is the long-expected Messiah Moses wrote about in this passage. This is the prophet they were so eager to hear and to follow. This is Jesus, the Messiah, the savior of the World. The good news is he is also our savior too. And he can be your savior today as well.
Real: Life Principles  

  • The Jewish people expected a Messiah to be their savior. Jesus came to this world to fulfill this and many other promises of the long-awaited Messiah.

  • Moses and many other prophets talked about the Messiah coming to earth to save us. This was hundreds of years before he came, and it became true. This makes the word of God to be unique and true.

Relevant: Life Applications
 
  • Jesus came to earth to be our savior. He died on the cross, was resurrected, and ascended to heaven, leaving us the holy spirit to guide us. God’s mercy and grace were poured on us.

  • The Bible is the word of God, it is without error, and every word that it’s in it is trustworthy.
     
Ready: Life Action Steps

  • If Jesus is still not your Lord and savior, this can be the day. He loves us so much, he came to die for us and defeated death for us. Now we can enjoy his righteousness for us.

  • Study, believe, and share with others the word of God. It is his love message for us.

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