Moses, near the close of his work as a leader and teacher of Israel, plainly prophesied of the Messiah to come. "The Lord thy God," he declared to the assembled hosts of Israel, "will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto Him ye shall hearken." And Moses assured the Israelites that God Himself had revealed this to him while in Mount Horeb, saying, "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 all that I shall command Him." Deuteronomy 18:15, 18. 223

Da Moses nærmede sig afslutningen på sin gerning som Israels fører og lærer, profeterede han klart om den kommende Messias. "Herren din Gud," sagde han, "vil lade en profet som mig fremstå af din midte, af dine brødre; ham skal I høre på." 5Mos. 18,15. Og Moses forvissede israelitterne om, at Gud selv havde åbenbaret sig for ham, mens han boede på Horebs bjerg, og havde sagt: "Jeg vil lade en profet som dig fremstå for dem af deres brødre og lægge mine ord i hans mund, og han skal sige dem alt, hvad jeg byder ham." 5Mos. 18,18.