Christ, The Prophet: Law

Christ, The Prophet: Law

“The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear….”

Deuteronomy 18:15

As we consider Christ in the fulfillment of His Office as Mediator, we come first to meditate upon His function as Prophet. This brings us to our text for today. Moses was the quintessential Old Testament Prophet. The prophet is that man appointed by God to speak, on His behalf, to the people. He must receive the Word of God, and then declare the Word of God. Moses particularly, stands as the prophet who received the Law. To this day, the Jews refer to the five Books of Moses as, The Law. The Ten Commandments lie at the heart of The Law. Moses received them from God in the mount, and gave them to the people. Having said that, God never intended adherence to the Law to be a means of salvation. Paul makes that clear, ‘Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.’ Christ, the Prophet like Moses, also spoke about the Law. In the Sermon on the mount, He expounds, not just the letter of the Law, but the spirit of the Law. Having said that, the Law, as stated by Christ in the Sermon on the Mount is no more a means of salvation than the Law which came through Moses. The Law in letter, and the Law in spirit brings us inevitably to Christ. Again, Paul declares, ‘Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.’ The Law from the mount of old, and the Law from the mount in the new agree, it is Christ Alone for salvation. This is the overarching message of the prophets, ‘To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.’ It is our message, and our sincere desire that you receive it, and Him.

Our Great and Gracious God,
we rejoice in Christ, our Prophet,
We praise You that He brings Your Message unto us,
and seals it to our hearts by His Holy Spirit.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning