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Monday, July 25, 2005

ME? a Prophet?

Torah Study this week -with Rabbi Susan Lippe

Deuteronomy 18:15-18

Moshe says that God will appoint Prophets like him (Moses).

So does anyone have a chance to be a Prophet?

"like him" - what does that mean? Humble, reluctant and all those other characteristics that Moses is attributed with? BUT the last line in Torah is "there will be no other like Moses".... so there is a conflict here. So what made a Prophet be selected by God?

Did the people who heard Moshe say that there were going to be Prophets think: "Maybe I will be selected?" Hmmmm.... would that have been a desired appointment or not?

Interesting discussion points here.