Timeline · Deuteronomy 18:15–19
A Prophet Like unto Moses
Moses promised that the Lord would raise up a prophet like him, and warned what would follow for those who would not hear. Here is every place the scriptures take up that promise, in the order it was spoken.
20 references · in the order they were spoken
Moses
- c. 1400 BCMoses, to IsraelDeuteronomy 18:15 (CCE 6:4) ↗
“The Lord your God will raise up unto you a prophet from the midst of you, of your brethren, like unto me; unto him you shall listen”
- c. 1400 BCThe Lord, to MosesDeuteronomy 18:18–19 (CCE 6:4) ↗
“I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren like unto you, and will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass that whoever will not listen unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.”
- After Moses’ deathThe close of DeuteronomyDeuteronomy 34:10 (CCE 9:35) ↗
“And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face”
Lehi and Nephi
- c. 590 BCNephi, to his brothers1 Nephi 22:20–21 (CCE 7:5) ↗
“A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, like unto me. Him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people. And now I, Nephi, declare unto you that this prophet of whom Moses spake was the Holy One of Israel”
- c. 570 BCLehi, to his son Joseph, quoting Joseph in Egypt2 Nephi 3:9 (CCE 2:3) ↗
“And he shall be great like unto Moses, whom I have said I would raise up unto you to deliver my people, O house of Israel.”
The ministry of Jesus
- c. AD 30Priests and Levites, to John the BaptistJohn 1:21, 25 (CCE 1:4) ↗
“Are you that prophet? And he answered, No. … Why do you baptize then, if you are not the Christ, nor Elias who was to restore all things, neither that prophet?”
In the harmony: John Questioned: Are You That Prophet? → - c. AD 30John the Baptist, of JesusJSTJohn 1:27 (CCE 1:4) ↗
“He it is of whom I bear record. He is that Prophet, even Elias, who, coming after me, is preferred before me”
In the harmony: John Questioned: Are You That Prophet? → - c. AD 30Philip, to NathanaelJohn 1:45 (CCE 1:7) ↗
“We have found him of whom Moses, in the law and the prophets, did write”
In the harmony: The First Disciples → - c. AD 30Jesus, at the pool of BethesdaJohn 5:46 (CCE 5:8) ↗
“for had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for he wrote of me.”
In the harmony: The Healing at the Pool of Bethesda → - c. AD 30The five thousand, after they were fedJohn 6:14 (CCE 5:10) ↗
“This is truly that prophet that should come into the world.”
In the harmony: Feeding the Five Thousand → - c. AD 30The crowd at the feast of TabernaclesJohn 7:40 (CCE 6:8) ↗
“Truly this is the Prophet.”
In the harmony: At the Feast of Tabernacles → - c. AD 30Jesus, on the Mount of OlivesJSTJoseph Smith–Matthew 1:55 (JST Matthew 24:51; CCE Matthew 11:14) ↗
“And thus comes the end of the wicked according to the prophecy of Moses, saying, They should be cut off from among the people. But the end of the earth is not yet, but eventually.”
In the harmony: The Olivet Discourse (Sunday–Monday) →
After the resurrection
- c. AD 30Peter, at the templeActs 3:22–23 (CCE 2:3) ↗
“For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall you hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.”
- c. AD 34Jesus, to the Nephites3 Nephi 20:23 (CCE 9:8) ↗
“Behold, I am he of whom Moses spake, saying, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people.”
- c. AD 34Jesus, to the Nephites3 Nephi 21:11 (CCE 9:12) ↗
“whosoever will not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ … it shall be done even as Moses said — They shall be cut off from among my people who are of the covenant.”
- c. AD 34Stephen, before the councilActs 7:37 (CCE 4:7) ↗
“This is that Moses who 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 you hear.”
The Restoration
- Sept. 1823Moroni, to Joseph SmithJoseph Smith–History 1:40 (CCE JSH 3:4) ↗
“He quoted also the third chapter of Acts, twenty-second and twenty-third verses … He said that that prophet was Christ, but the day had not yet come when they who would not hear his voice should be cut off from among the people, but soon would come.”
- Nov. 1831The Lord, in the preface to his revelationsD&C 1:14 (CCE T&C 54:3) ↗
“And the day comes that they who will not hear the voice of the Lord, neither his servants, neither give heed to the words of the prophets and apostles, shall be cut off from among the people”
- Nov. 1831The Lord, in the appendix to his revelationsD&C 133:63 (CCE T&C 58:8) ↗
“and upon them that hearken not to the voice of the Lord shall be fulfilled that which was written by the prophet Moses, that they should be cut off from among the people.”
- Feb. 1834The Lord, to Joseph Smith, on the redemption of ZionD&C 103:15–16 (CCE T&C 104:4) ↗
“Behold, I say unto you that the redemption of Zion must needs come by power, therefore I will raise up unto my people a man who shall lead them like as Moses led the children of Israel”
Quoted from the Covenant Christian Edition on scriptures.info; numbering is traditional first, with the CCE reference in parentheses. See also the other timelines.