At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
Acts 7:37 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘This is the Moses who said to the Israelites: God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This is that Moses, which 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 ye hear. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It was this [very] Moses who said to the children of Israel, God will raise up for you a Prophet from among your brethren as He raised me up. [Deut. 18:15, 18.] American Standard Version (1901) This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. Common English Bible This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘“God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.”’ Catholic Public Domain Version This is Moses, who said to the sons of Israel: 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own brothers. You shall listen to him.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself: him shall you hear. |
At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
Then they replied to the king, ‘Daniel, one of the Judean exiles, has ignored you, the king, and the edict you signed, for he prays three times a day.’
The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’
A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud: ‘This is my beloved Son; listen to him! ’
Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, the Chosen One; , listen to him! ’
‘You are a king then? ’ Pilate asked. ‘You say that I’m a king,’ Jesus replied. ‘I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.’
He is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living oracles to give to us.