Christ is the prophet promised by Moses, He is the Word of God

Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B

Fr. Jim homily

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Today, Moses promises the Israelites that the Lord will raise up a prophet from among them, who will tell the people everything the Lord commands him. We could say that Moses is ushering in a new age of prophets, who, just like Moses, act as mediators between God and the people. The Hebrew word for prophet, nevi’im, means “spokesperson for the Lord,” and while the many prophets throughout salvation history all spoke the words of God, there is only one whom we acknowledge as the…