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Romans 15.4; 1 Corinthians 4.6; 2 Corinthians 3.12-18; 1 John 2.1-6
Given our sinfulness, we cannot approach God directly to gain the instruction and blessing we need each day. The people of God understood this at Mt. Horeb, and thus requested of Moses that he receive God’s instructions and deliver His Word to them. Here a pattern was established that continues until the new heavens and new earth. God promised that His ability to communicate with His people would not cease with the death of Moses. Instead, He would raise up a prophet after Moses but like him, one to whom God would speak directly, and through whom God would make known His will to His people.
Ultimately, of course, the Lord Jesus is the one Mediator Who can bring us into the presence of God without fear, and make Him known to us, so that we are able to love and serve Him. But in these words of Moses a tradition of God speaking through prophets is established, a tradition which continues through to this day. While divine special revelation has ceased, in the form of Holy Scripture, still, those who handle that Word on behalf of the people of God – preachers, teachers, evangelists, and the like – bear a special responsibility to do their best to hear the Lord and to impart His Word faithfully (1 Tim. 2.15).
T. M. Moore
The Law of God is the soil which, fertilized by the rest of God’s Word and watered by His Spirit, brings forth the fruit of Christian life. If you’d like to understand this process better, and how to make best use of the Law in your walk with and work for the Lord, order the book, The Ground for Christian Ethics, from our online store.
Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.