Brought up by a Muslim guest as a prophecy of Muhammad, prompting a challenge over whether the guest actually accepts Deuteronomy as trustworthy scripture.
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Deuteronomy 18:18
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18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
Brought forward by a Muslim caller as an alleged biblical prophecy of Muhammad; the host rejected it as off-topic because the speaker is not Jesus directly in that passage.
This prophecy of the prophet like Moses was repeatedly invoked as the background for 'the prophet' discussion; the host argued it points to Jesus, not Muhammad.
A Muslim caller identified this verse as the only Old Testament text he had found that might point to Muhammad.
Cited as a Muslim appeal to the prophecy of a prophet 'like Moses'; the host used it to argue Muhammad does not fit the text's Israelite setting and criteria.