The Prophets are mentioned first here in Matthew 11:13, perhaps because John is compared with the Prophets and the Law, both from the old dispensation. They prophesied until John. The Law is said to be prophesying, since Moses, who gave the Law, was a prophet (Deuteronomy 18:18;Deuteronomy 34:10). Law
here means the Pentateuch, while Prophets
are both the former and latter prophets. All the Prophets and the Law
are thus the whole Old Testament, even if the Ketuvim is not mentioned here, as in Luke 16:29.
The Prophets are mentioned first here in Matthew 11:13, perhaps because John was compared with the Prophets and the Law, which both belong to the old dispensation. They prophesied until John. The Law is presented more as prophesying, since Moses, who gave the Law, was a prophet (Deuteronomy 18:18;Deuteronomy 34:10). With Law
one must think here of the Pentateuch, while Prophets
refers to both the former and latter prophets. The phrase all the Prophets and the Law
therefore refers to the entire Old Testament, even if the Ketuvim is not mentioned here as in Luke 16:29.1
13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,