Text: Deuteronomy 18:15
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 20:19
Subject: prophet like Moses
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Anchor Text: Deut 18:15-19 — A Prophet Like Moses
Significance: Exodus 20:19 records Israel pleading with Moses to mediate God's words because direct divine speech terrified them, and Deuteronomy 18:15 promises a future prophet like Moses (נָבִיא כָּמוֹנִי, navi kamoni) who will fulfill this mediatorial function. The people's request for human mediation at Sinai is not condemned but validated by God's response: He will provide an ongoing prophetic office that channels divine revelation through human speech. The verbal connection lies in the shared concern about hearing God's voice—Israel feared it would kill them (Exod 20:19), and God promised a prophet who would make that voice bearable (Deut 18:15).