¹⁰ Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.^(A)

¹¹ Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then he would return to the camp, but his young assistant, Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the tent.^(A)

A New Prophet Like Moses

¹⁵ “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet.^{[a](A) 16} This is what you requested of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.’^{(B) 17} Then the Lord replied to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.^{(C) 18} I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will put my words in the mouth of the prophet,^[b] who shall speak to them everything that I command.^(D)

⁵ Now Moses was faithful in all God’s^[a] house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later.^{(A) 6} Christ, however, was faithful over God’s^[b] house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm^[c] the boldness and the pride inspired by hope.^(B)

⁶ And he said, “Hear my words:

“Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”^(C)