In fact, some Jewish leaders thought the fiery preacher John the Baptist might be the fulfillment of Moses’ prophecy (see John 1:19-30). People who studied and believed the Old Testament writings were looking for this particular, special prophet.
Notice that it’s not just any prophet, as there have been many, but a special prophet. What is God’s truth? Verse 15 says a particular prophet will arise from the Jews (i.e., “your own brothers”) who will be like Moses. God’s people are to avoid any and all who presume to speak authoritatively about spiritual truth apart from God’s truth. There Moses warns the people of the danger of false prophets. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.’įirst, in regards to Deuteronomy 18:15-22, the immediate context of this passage refers back to verses 9-14. Zakir Naik writes that “Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is mentioned by name in the Song of Solomon chapter 5 verse 16: ‘Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem.’ – ‘His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. His palate is sweet, and he is altogether desirable this is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. Hikko Mamittakim we kullo Muhammadim Zehdoodeh wa Zehraee Bayna Jerusalem. 2:4″ Song of Solomon 5:16 / Song of Songs 5:16 – Muhammad is named in Hebrew in the Song of Solomon i) Both had a father and a mother, while Jesus (pbuh) was born miraculously. He went on to say that if the Jews claim this word is mentioned elsewhere in the Bible regarding the Israelites, then reply, “the same word was also used to refer to the Edomites, children of Esau in Deut. He believed that in this context the “brothers” of the Israelites meant the Ishmaelites, his logic was that because the word used for brothers is singular it had to mean a brother tribe. Samau’al al-Maghribi, a Jewish apostate to Islam, identified Muhammad as the subject of this verse. I will establish a prophet for them from among their brothers, like you, and I will place My words in his mouth and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him. Deuteronomy 18:18 – A prophet like Moses (AS)