Itis said that Muhammad was like Moses in many points. In addition, "brethren" naturally and commonlyrefers to one's closest relative (e.g., the Israelite tribes). However,there is earlier ancient Hebrew manuscript evidence supporting the customaryreading. Since"from your midst" does not appear in either the ancient GreekOld Testament (the Septuagint) or the Samaritan Pentateuch, the originaltext must state the prophet would come from the relatives of the Israelites,the descendants of Ishmael, the Arabs. Muslimsassert that the prophet predicted in Deuteronomy is Muhammad. Him you shall hear, I will raise up for thema Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My wordsin his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. TheLord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. he was not Jewish. Moreover, the scepter departed from Judah more than 550 years before Muhammadwas born. Muhammad, however,came from the Arabian tribe of the Quraish. But the context of Genesis show thatShiloh was to be born among the descendants of Judah. Itis asserted that this passage refers to Muhammad, since "Judah"comes from a Hebrew verb meaning "to praise," the same meaningfor the Arabic name Muhammad. Thescepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and to Him shall be the obedience of the people. Of course, many learned Muslims-all, in fact, who havecarefully studied the matter-do admit these two facts. But ifthey do not admit these points of fact, it is difficult to see what useit is for them to refer to the Bible at all in seeking proof of their prophet'smission. Otherwise o\, of what use would itbe to refer to such a book as authoritative? If our Muslim friendsadmit these two points, then an inquiry into the alleged biblical propheciesregarding Muhammad may be very interesting and instructive. Theappeal to the Bible in this matter implies that the Bible is (1) divinelyinspired, and (2) uncorrupted. Muslims also say that other predictions ofMuhammad's coming were once there, but were removed by Jews and Christians. Those who believe inMuhammad tell us that clear and unmistakable predictions regarding himare found in the Bible. IfMuhammad was the Seal of the Prophets-the person on whose account Godcreated the universe-it would be very strange for God not to have toldus to look for and obey the coming Prophet. IsMuhammad Mentioned in the Old Testament?Ĭhrist'scoming is foretold in the Old Testament in many different places. If, therefore, the Most High God intended to send into the world a prophetfar greater than Christ, we should find predictions concerning this futureprophet in the Old Testament, and still more in the New Testament. It is natural, therefore, for Muslims to seek such prophecies in the Bibleregarding the founder of their religion.
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