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"How do rabbis justify such a mishandling of scripture? Again, it is by means of scriptural misinterpretation: the phrase "It [the Torah's commandments] is not in heaven" as found in Deuteronomy 30:12 is taken to mean that the Torah was given for human beings on earth, not angels in heaven, and therefore it is their interpretation, and theirs alone, that is authoritative."

See Baba Metzia 59a-59b Babylonian Talmud

"Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies. [Malachi 3:1]

Isaiah 42, Psalm 84

If approached correctly, combining Deuteronomy 18 + 33 could prove formidable. The main issue is the argumentation is ultimately speculative and assumes univocality/internal consistency throughout the Bible for certain points. Intertext seems most effective when taken wholistically. Regardless, extensive patience and effort is necessary to reach a reasonable verdict on this issue for both promoter & skeptic.

Deuteronomy 18:18 seems like a good case for intertext after finishing chapter 2, will need to see more in chapter 3.