Emphasis Preaching Journal
Remember those operator-assisted long...
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Remember those operator-assisted long distance phone calls? You pick up the phone and an operator comes on the line. "Hold on, I'm trying to connect you," she says. Then the desired party comes on the line and the operator fades away leaving you two talking. This is what Moses, the prophet, did. He was a go-between for God and the Jewish people. In the text Moses even assures the people that after he is gone God will raise up from among Israel others who will serve in this capacity. John the Baptizer certainly served in this capacity.