I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
Deuteronomy 18:18
Israel needed to hear the Word of the Lord. And although they had been given the Law in written form, they needed to regularly hear the Word of God. And for this reason, starting with Moses, God kept raising up prophets to speak His Words to the people. The prophet spoke what God put in his mouth. And the prophet was compelled to speak ALL of those words from the Lord to God’s people.
As the Old Testament unfolds the story of the redemption, we find prophets speaking for God all through the text. These prophets are used by God to lead the people (like Joshua), to confront the people (like Jeremiah), and to instruct and warn the people (like Samuel). They show us how utterly dependent we should be on the Word of God. We must be led, confronted, instructed, and warned by God’s Word.
Because God spoke through prophets, and many of those prophets recorded what God said to them in scripture, we can know the mind of God and do His will. God is not silent. His Word still speaks as we apply ourselves to what He has revealed through those to whom He has spoken. And these words stand the test of time as they clearly speak to my heart even today.
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