Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 17–20 (KJV)
In Deuteronomy 18:15–18, Moses tells Israel straight: “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.”
Moses was God’s mediator—God spoke, Moses delivered, Israel had to listen. But Moses wasn’t eternal. So God promised a Prophet like him: one with God’s own words put right in his mouth. Verse 18: “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.”
Authority came from one source: God’s words spoken exactly. Not charisma, not feelings, not “anointings” or experiences. Just the words of God.
This points straight to the Lord Jesus Christ. Peter made it clear in Acts 3:22–23 (KJV): “For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.”
After His resurrection, on the road to Emmaus, Christ Himself showed it: “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24:27 KJV)
The very Prophet Moses foretold stood there explaining how the Scriptures pointed to Him.
Deuteronomy 18 starts by blasting false voices: no divination, no witchcraft, no seeking supernatural info outside God’s way. Why? Because God had promised the true source—His coming Prophet.
Israel didn’t need mystics, fortune-tellers, or spiritual showmen. God would speak through His Prophet.
That hits hard today. The world—and too many churches—swarm with voices claiming fresh “revelations,” visions, impressions, and new words from God. How convenient. Yet God has already spoken, and He preserved every word: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35 KJV)
Those words aren’t temporary. They aren’t upgraded by someone’s latest “download” or emotional high.
When Christ opened the Scriptures in Luke 24, He proved Moses and the prophets all led to Him. The more we stay in the Book, the plainer it gets.
The question Moses hammered at Israel is the same one staring us down: Whose voice are you really listening to?
The modern crowd chasing “new moves” and “personal prophecies” might claim they’re hearing God fresh. Funny—they skip the part where God already finished speaking through His Prophet, and the KJV records it perfectly. If it’s not in the Book, it’s not from God. Period.
Keep reading. Tomorrow the Lord starts detailing truth and justice for Israel’s national life.
Keep reading, the true Prophet has spoken—modern “prophets” just add noise.
Until tomorrow, stay in the Book. 📖
Brother Tony.
Audio Links for Today’s Reading: Deuteronomy 17–20
Here are the direct individual chapter audio links (Alexander Scourby reading the Authorized Version) from earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com for today’s reading (Deuteronomy 17–20), formatted correctly:
Deuteronomy Chapter 17:
http://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/KingJamesBibleAudio/Deuteronomy17.mp3
Deuteronomy Chapter 18:
http://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/KingJamesBibleAudio/Deuteronomy18.mp3
Deuteronomy Chapter 19:
http://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/KingJamesBibleAudio/Deuteronomy19.mp3
Deuteronomy Chapter 20:
http://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/KingJamesBibleAudio/Deuteronomy20.mp3
(Right-click and “Save link as” if you want to download.) These play straight in the browser or any audio player—pure word, no commentary.
📖 Stay in the Book.
Audio Links for Tomorrow’s Reading: Deuteronomy 21–23
Here are the direct individual chapter audio links (Alexander Scourby reading the Authorized Version) from earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com for tomorrow’s reading (Deuteronomy 21–23), formatted correctly:
Deuteronomy Chapter 21:
http://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/KingJamesBibleAudio/Deuteronomy21.mp3
Deuteronomy Chapter 22:
http://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/KingJamesBibleAudio/Deuteronomy22.mp3
Deuteronomy Chapter 23:
http://earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/KingJamesBibleAudio/Deuteronomy23.mp3
(Right-click and “Save link as” if you want to download.) These play straight in the browser or any audio player—pure word, no commentary.
📖 Stay in the Book.