Muhammad in Bible: Prophet like unto Moses - Deuteronomy 18:18

In the Bible (Old Testament) scripture, God tells Moses that 'He will raise up a new prophet like unto thee'

Judaism, Christianity and Islam disagree over who these Biblical verses apply to. Was God telling us about the coming of Jesus, Muhammad or someone completely different? The comparison grid below compares Moses' life with Muhammad and Jesus. It is important to note, God says 'like unto thee' which means this person is similar to Moses in many ways.

The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

Deuteronomy 18:15

I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him

Deuteronomy 18:18

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 ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you

Acts 3:22

Moses	Muhammad	Jesus
Judaism	Islam	Christianity
Scripture
Torah	Quran	Bible New Testament
During Life Written/recorded during Moses' lifetime	During Life Written/recorded during Muhammad's lifetime	After Life Written/recorded 70-years after Jesus' lifetime
Authorship Known Torah written/recorded by Moses	Authorship Known Quran spoken by Muhammad and written/recorded by scribes	Authorship Unknown Bible (New Testament) written/recorded by unknown authors
Bible Verses Jews believe these verses speak about all legitimate prophets God would send to lead the Jewish people after Moses' death	Bible Verses Muslims believe Muhammad was like Moses, and so God was telling people to look for the coming of Muhammad	Bible Verses Christians claim that Jesus was most like Moses, and so God spoke about the coming of Jesus
Ethnicity
Jew Abraham Isaac	Arab Abraham Ishmael	Jew Abraham Isaac
Normal birth With mother and father	Normal birth With mother and father	Unique birth No father Matthew 1:18
Deut 18:18 'From Your Brethren'
Jew Jews received DEUT 18:18, so their brethren are Arabs	Arab The brethren of Arabs are the Jews	Jew
Prophethood
Prophet Moses was a prophet (Jewish belief)	Prophet Muhammed was a prophet (Muslim belief)	God Jesus is God/Son of God (Christian belief)
Age Start 40 yrs	Age Start 40 yrs	Age Start 30 yrs
Prophet & Statesman Moses had power of government and authority to inflict capital punishment	Prophet & Statesman Muhammad had power of government and authority to inflict capital punishment	Prophet Jesus refuted the claim he had a kingdom on Earth John 18:36 . He never inflicted capital punishment John 8:1-7
Spiritual/Law Moses came with a new set of laws	Spiritual/Law Muhammad came with a new set of laws	Spiritual Only Jesus came with no new law, but to renew previous Mosaic law Matthew 5:17-18
Authority Accepted Yes. Moses accepted it Numbers 15:36	Authority Accepted Yes. Muhammad accepted it	Authority Rejected No. Jesus rejected authority/kingdom John 18:36
Prophecy: Ongoing ₍₅₎	Prophecy: 1431 years ago ₍₂₎	Prophecy: 2015 years ago ₍₃₎
Miracles
Magic/sorcery In the time of Moses, magic, sorcery and tricks was prevalent in society. God gave Moses the ability to perform magic which exceeded that of other magicians	Poetry/speech In the time of Muhammad, poetry and prose was prevalent in society. God gave Muhammad, an illiterate man who could not read or write, the ability to speak eloquent speech that amazed the best of poets	Spiritual/healing In the time of Jesus, illness and disease was prevalent in society. God gave Jesus the ability to cure the deaf, heal the blind and leper; beyond the ability of other healers
Divinity No	Divinity No	Divinity Yes. Divine to Christians
Marriage
2 Wives Yes. Moses had 2 wives	13 Wives Yes. Muhammad had 13 wives	0 Wife: No. Jesus had 0 wives. He never married
2 Children Yes. Moses had 2 children	7 Children Yes. Muhammad had 7 children	0 Children No. Jesus had 0 children. He was celibate
Siblings Yes. Moses had one brother and sister, Miriam	Siblings Yes. Muhammad had several foster brothers and sisters	Siblings Yes. Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas Matthew 13:55
Social
Accepted Jews accepted Moses as a prophet in his lifetime	Accepted Arabs accepted Muhammad as a prophet in his lifetime	Rejected The majority of Jews rejected Jesus as a prophet
Enemy
Encounters: In pursuit Moses was in hot pursuit of his enemy	Encounters: In pursuit/battles Muhammad was in hot pursuit of his enemy and engaged in battles with them	No Encounters Jesus was never in pursuit of an enemy, nor did he engage in any battles
Victory: Moral/Physical Moses defeated/drowned Pharaoh in the Red Sea	Victory: Moral/Physical Muhammad defeated his enemy, the Makkans in battles	Victory: Moral Jesus was crucified by his enemy
Emigrate Yes. Moses led his people in a mass exodus to Median to flee the enemy	Emigrate Yes. Muhammad emigrated with his followers to Madinah to flee the enemy	No Emigration No. Jesus never led his followers away in any form of exodus
Death
Natural Moses died a natural death	Natural Muhammad died a natural death	Unique Jesus was crucified on the cross (Christian belief)
Normal burial Moses is buried in the ground	Normal burial Muhammad is buried in the ground	No burial Jesus is not buried in the ground (empty tomb)
Recurrection No. Moses was not resurrected	Recurrection No. Muhammad was not resurrected	Recurrection Yes. Jesus was resurrected after his death (Christian belief)
Similarity Score
100%	95% (19 OF 20) Muhammad is 95% similar to Moses	5% (1 OF 20) Jesus is 5% similar to Moses

₁ Moses (born 1565 BC) received these Biblical verses 1405 BC
₂ Jesus (born 4 BC), started prophethood aged 30 years in 26 AD, so 1431 years ago
₃ Muhammad (born 570 AD), started prophethood aged 40 years in 610 AD, so 2015 years ago
₄ Comparison table color-coded to show similarity and difference
₅ Jews continue to wait for the Messiah, and so these verses are ongoing

Arguments

CHRISTIANITY | "Brethren" Refers to Jews

First, given the context of Deuteronomy 18, the term "brethren" is referring to their fellow Israelites. Deuteronomy 18:2, says "They shall have no inheritance among their brethren." Also, elsewhere in the book of Deuteronomy the term "brethren" refers to fellow Israelites (Deuteronomy 17:15). Since the term "brethren" refers to Israelites, why would God raise up a prophet from the enemies of Israel, the Arabs?

ISLAM | "Brethren" Refers to Arabs

Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 21). Ishmael became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and Isaac became the grandfather of the Jewish nation. The prophet spoken of was not to come from among the Jews themselves, but from among their brothers, i.e. the Ishmaelites. Muhammad , a descendant of Ishmael, is indeed this prophet.

Also, Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the servant of God, His "chosen one" and "messenger" who will bring down a law. "He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope." (Isaiah 42:4). Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the descendants of Kedar. Who is Kedar? According to Genesis 25:13, Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.

2. Muhammad from Ishmael

Second, Muhammad came from Ishmael, as Muslims admit, but heirs to the Jewish throne came from Isaac. The Torah states, "My covenant I will establish with Isaac," (Genesis 17:21). Later, God repeats the same message, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," (Genesis 21:12).

CREDIT
https://carm.org/deuteronomy-18-muhammad

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