Acts 7:37 Meaning and Explanation
“This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.”
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What Does Acts 7:37 Mean?
Stephen quotes Deuteronomy 18:15, the promise of Moses himself that another would come, a prophet like him, raised up from among his brethren.
The apostles proclaimed this prophet by name: Jesus (Acts 3:22-26). Deliverer, mediator, rejected by his brothers and vindicated by God, Moses was the sketch and Christ is the portrait. The command attached still searches every hearer, him shall ye hear, echoed by the voice from the cloud at the transfiguration (Luke 9:35).
Acts 7:37 in the Original Language
anistemi (ἀνίστημι), 'raise up' -- to cause to stand; the verb Scripture also uses of rising from the dead.
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What does Acts 7:37 mean?
This is the Moses who promised that God would raise up from among the people a prophet like himself, who must be heard.