Deuteronomy 18:18-19

18 'I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and 1I will put My words in his mouth, and 2he shall speak to them all that I command him.
19 '3It shall come about that whoever * will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him.

Deuteronomy 18:18-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 18

This chapter gives an account of the provision made for the priests and Levites, with the reason of it, De 18:1-5, of allowance of a country Levite to minister at Jerusalem, and take his portion with the rest, De 18:6-8, and of several persons of bad practices not to be suffered among the people of Israel, De 18:9-14, and of an extraordinary prophet that should be raised up among them, to whom they should hearken, or it would be the worse for them, De 18:15-19, but a false prophet was to be put to death, of whom a sign is given by which he might be known, De 18:20-22.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Isaiah 51:16; John 17:8
  • 2. John 4:25; John 8:28; John 12:49, 50
  • 3. Acts 3:23; Hebrews 12:25

Footnotes 1

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