Deuteronomy 18:15

[Birck DK]

Who is the prophet they talk about in this verse is it David or Jesus? or somebody else?

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;

 

[Jesus is my Superhero]

Reading various commentaries there appears to be a great deal of uncertainty amongst the commentaries as to whom this refers to:

Deuteronomy 18:15 Commentaries: "The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.

 

[apollosdtr]

Who is the prophet they talk about in this verse is it David or Jesus? or somebody else?

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;

Deuteronomy 18:15-19 The Lord thy God shall raise up to thee a prophet of thy brethren, like me; him shall ye hear: 16 according to all things which thou didst desire of the Lord thy God in Choreb in the day of the assembly, saying, We will not again hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and we will not any more see this great fire, and so we shall not die. 17 And the Lord said to me, They have spoken rightly all that they have said to thee. 18 I will raise up to them a prophet of their brethren, like thee; and I will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them as I shall command Him. 19 And whatever man shall not hearken to whatsoever words that prophet shall speak in My name, I will take vengeance on him.LXX

John 12:44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on Me, believeth not on Me, but on Him that sent Me. 45 And he that seeth Me seeth Him that sent Me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on Me should not abide in darkness. 47 And if any man hear My words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth Me, and receiveth not My words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 49 For I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father which sent Me, He gave Me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that His Commandment is Life Everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto Me, so I speak.

 

[dqhall]

Who is the prophet they talk about in this verse is it David or Jesus? or somebody else?

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;

There have been numerous people inspired by God.

In the Gospel of John the Roman era Jews were wondering, who is John the Baptist? Groups of people went to hear his teaching and to be baptized. His fame was spreading among the people.

John 1:19 This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

20 He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

21 They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you the prophet?”

He answered, “No.”

22 They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” Isaiah 40:3 (World English Bible)

 

[Clare73]

There have been numerous people inspired by God.

In the Gospel of John the Roman era Jews were wondering, who is John the Baptist? Groups of people went to hear his teaching and to be baptized. His fame was spreading among the people.

John 1:19 This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

20 He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”

21 They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the prophet?”

He answered, “No.”

The prophet of Deuteronomy 18:15, Deuteronomy 18:18-19
came to be a Messianic expectation (John 1:25-27, John 1:45),
with which Jesus identified (John 5:46),
the people proclaimed (John 6:14, John 7:40), and
Peter (Acts 3:22-26) and Stephen confirmed (Acts 7:37).

22 They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” Isaiah 40:3 (World English Bible)

"The prophet" they were looking for was the one of Deuteronomy 18:15, Deuteronomy 18:18-19.

Moses said of the prophet, "You must listen to him." (Dt 18:15)

The Lord said: "If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account." (Dt 18:19)

At the transfiguration of Jesus, a voice from the cloud said, "Listen to him." (Matthew 17:5)