Who is the great prophet in Luke 7:16?
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The people - not yet recognizing that Jesus is God - call Him a prophet immediately after witnessing the raising of the son of the widow at Nain.
If this is not completely obvious from Luke 17:11-16, it may be more clear from the text which follows. Luke writes that This rumor [i.e. that a great prophet is risen among us] of Him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about. This is what the Pharisee who criticized Jesus to himself had in mind when the woman anointed His feet with her tears: This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth Him: for she is a sinner (v.39).
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The great prophet they were referring to was Jesus. Deuteronomy 18:15-18 speaks of a prophet greater than Moses whom the people shall listen to. This is likely what Luke is referencing to when he quoted the words of the people who witnessed the miracle.
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