Deuteronomy 18:15-19
¹⁵ “Yehova your Elohim will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst—from your brothers. To him you must listen. ¹⁶ This is just what you asked of Yehova your Elohim in Horeb on the day of the assembly when saying, ‘I cannot continue to hear the voice of Yehova my Elohim or see this great fire any more, or I will die.’  ¹⁷ “Yehova said to me, ‘They have done well in what they have spoken. ¹⁸ I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will speak to them all that I command him. ¹⁹ Now whoever does not listen to My words that this prophet speaks in My Name, I Myself will call him to account.

We see a glimpse (one of many) of Yeshua Messiah (Jesus) in Deuteronomy 18.
Let’s take a look at some key points here in these verses.

—Yehova will raise us a prophet like Mosheh
—We must listen to Him
—Same situation as when the people wanted Mosheh to intecede with Yehova on their behalf
—Yehova’s words will be in the mouth of this prophet
—And He will speak all that Yehova commands
—Whoever does not listen to the words of Yehova from this prophet will be called to account by Yehova (not a good thing)

Here are some [but not all] of the references in scripture showing that Yeshua Messiah (Jesus) is the prophet like Mosheh:
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First off, He’s definitely from “among the brothers” of Israel, so that’s a good start. The Prophet must be Jewish, and Yeshua’s heritage was from the tribe of Judah.
—Both were shepherds – Yeshua said, “I am the good shepherd”, and Mosheh also tended sheep – figuratively and literally.
—Both fasted for 40 days and nights – Mosheh while on Mount Sinai, and Yeshua in the Judean desert, when being tempted by haSatan
—Both spent time in Egypt as children (as Yeshua had to be hidden there for a while as a baby to escape Herod)
—Both were born at a time when evil kings pronounced death to all Hebrew baby boys in the area – Pharaoh had commanded all Hebrew baby boys to be drowned at birth, and Herod had issued a command to kill all baby boys under the age of two. Both were miraculously rescued from that threat
—Both were called by Yehova to lead and save
—Both did miracles to testify to their Yehova-given authority
—Both were given Yehova’s public stamp of approval with an audible voice from heaven, heard by the crowd – Mosheh at Sinai, and Yeshua at his baptism
—Both gave up great riches to lead a humble life of service and poverty – Mosheh from the palace of the King of Egypt, Yeshua from the heights of heaven. Both were noted for their great humility (Numbers 12:3, Hebrews 11:26-27, Philippians 2)
—Both were initially rejected by the Hebrews when the foretold salvation didn’t seem as if it was going to happen. When Mosheh first challenged Pharaoh, things got a lot worse for the Israelites, leading to despair and anger. Yeshua’s crucifixion looked like a hopeless defeat. Both salvation situations initially looked like the promises were not going to come true. But they did.
—Both were criticized by their own families – Mary and Yeshua’s brothers in Mark 3:20-21, and Mosheh’s sister and brother in Numbers 12:1.
—Both were willing to sacrifice their own lives for the sake of those they were leading, and to pay for the sins of their people – Mosheh in Exodus 32, and Yeshua’s own readiness to die on our behalf is evident in the Garden of Gethsemene
—Both miraculously provided the people with bread to eat – manna was sent from heaven [accomplished by Yehova] for the Israelites and Yeshua famously fed the multitudes. Twice.
—Both were accepted by Gentiles – Mosheh’s father in law, a Midianite, instantly believed (Exodus 18:10-11) The Egyptians too came to believe that the Yehova of Israel was real and true. And the non-Hebrews readily accepted Yeshua’s message of salvation.
—Under Mosheh, all those who believed him, those who followed the instructions and put the sacrificial blood on their doors, were saved from death. This means that all those who left Egypt had taken a step of faith and been saved. They were no longer just Hebrews ethnically, they had become a faith community. Similarly, under Yeshua, all those who appropriate his sacrificial blood, shed for us to save us from the power of death have entered into the faith community of those who follow Him.
—Seven weeks (50 days) after the Exodus, the Israelites waited upon Yehova to receive the Torah – now that they had been saved, how then should they live? Yehova gave Mosheh His covenant and instructions on how to live as a faith community. Seven weeks (50 days) after the resurrection, the disciples waited as Yeshua instructed them to receive the Holy Spirit, and the ekklisia was born – a new faith community.
—Both of their faces shone with the glory of heaven, as was noted by people who saw them – Mosheh had to wear a veil over his face because it was beaming so much, and Yeshua’s disciples saw His glory on the Mount of Transfiguration.
—Mosheh chose 12 spies to explore Canaan, and Yeshua chose 12 disciples. Mosheh appointed 70 rulers over Israel, and Yeshua sent 70 disciples out to share the gospel
—Mosheh led the people out from slavery into… the wilderness. 40 years of wandering, hardship, and a lot of lessons learned the hard way – but all with Yehova’s help and presence. The promised land would come only later. Yeshua has redeemed us into… life with Him, still on this fallen earth. A limited time not without pain and struggle, and many lessons learned the hard way – but all with Yehova’s help and presence. The life we were created for with no sickness, pain or death is yet to come.

 Yehova says we must listen to Yeshua.
Did Yeshua Messiah refer to this idea?

Luke 6:46
“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?”

John 10:27
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”

Yehova’s words will be in the mouth of this prophet…

John 7:16
Yeshua answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.”

John 12:49-50
For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. ⁵⁰ And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”

Matthew 23:2-3
“The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. ³ Therefore whatever they tell you ^[a]to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.”

Yeshua Messiah tells us to do what is read from the seat of Mosheh.
A little research will show that the Torah [the Law] is read word for word from the seat of Mosheh, without any added commentary.

Yehova —the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— told us that He would send a prophet like Mosheh.
We are told that we must listen to Him.

Yeshua Messiah (Jesus) taught the same things that Yehova taught in the Law.
We’ve all been taught that the law is done away with, but the only One who can save says otherwise.
These are the words of Messiah:
John 14:15
“If you love Me, you shall guard My commands.”
John 14:21
“He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
John 15:10
“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.”
Do you listen to Him?
Do you hear Him?
Do you know His voice?
Do you do the things He says?
Does He know you love Him, in the way that He commands?

If the “Law is done away with” then how do we explain these words of Messiah?
Matthew 5:17-18
 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fully teach it [pleroo; fill up, full, complete, fulfill]. ¹⁸ For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled [gianomai; to fulfill]

Messiah tells us He did not come to do away with the law, but that He came to fully teach it. And He did fully teach it, both in His words and in His actions by living it out flawlessly.
He then goes on to say that not a single penstroke of the law will change until heaven and earth pass away.

We are given this test in the New Testament, after Jesus’ death, burial, resurrection, and ascension, to determine if we even know Him:
1John 2:3-6
³ Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. ⁴ He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. ⁵ But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of Yehova is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. ⁶ He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

If we claim to know Jesus, but do not keep the commandments, then we are a liar and do not really know Him. [says scripture, not me]

Do you know Him?
Or do you know what you’ve been told about Him?
Did you know the prophets warned us long ago that our religious institutions woud teach nothing but lies?

Jeremiah 16:19-20
¹⁹ O Lord, my strength and my fortress,
My refuge in the day of affliction,
The Gentiles shall come to You
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Surely our fathers have inherited lies,
Worthlessness and unprofitable things.”
²⁰ Will a man make gods for himself,
Which are not gods?

If all of what I’ve written here seems strange and not right, go back and review the direct quotes of Jesus (Yeshua Messiah).
He says that His sheep know His voice, and then He gives them what??? [Let’s add verses 28-30 to John 10:27 quoted above]
John 10:27-30
 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. ²⁸ And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. ²⁹ My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. ³⁰ I and My Father are one.”

Please do this…
Get a red letter bible and study all the words of Messiah, and nothing else.
Take notes.
Then decide if His words match what you believe.
You’ll then have to make a choice.
Choose wisely, because His sheep are given eternal life.
You don’t want to be found a liar as in 1John 2:3-6.

Messiah tells us how to get into His kingdom in Matthew 7:21-23
²¹ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. ²² Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

In this statement, Yeshua Messiah is speaking to believers. He is speaking to people who claim to have served Him, calling Him their Master.
And yet, He does not know them.
They did not do the will of the Father, which is the Torah.

“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”

Are you lawless?
Will you be sent away, when you were expecting to hear, “Well done, My good and faithful servant”?