Shēnméngjì 13:1

1 Nǐmen zhōngjiān ruò yǒu xiānzhī huò shì zuòmèng de qǐlai , xiàng nǐ xiǎn gè shénjī qí shì ,

Shēnméngjì 13:1 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 13:1

If there arise among you a prophet
A false prophet, a lying prophet, as the Targum of Jonathan; one that pretends to be a true prophet, and to be sent of God, and to come from him with a message from him, a new revelation or doctrine, or in his name, to foretell things to come; the former is chiefly meant. Such prophets did arise in Israel before the time of Christ, and have since arose under the Christian name; see ( 2 Peter 2:1 ) ,

or a dreamer of dreams;
the same with the prophet, only to be distinguished by the different manner of their having the mind and will of God revealed to them, pretended to; either by vision or by dream, which were the two usual ways in which the Lord spake to the true prophets, ( Numbers 12:6 ) so that the prophet is one who pretended he had a vision from the Lord, and the dreamer one that had a dream from him, or something revealed to him in a dream; and dreams are sometimes used for false doctrines, vain, deceitful, and illusory; see ( Jeremiah 23:25-28 ) . The Targum of Jonathan calls him

``a dreamer of a dream of pride:''

such persons are generally prompted by the pride of their own hearts to take such a method to make themselves famous and respected among men; and usually bring such doctrines with them which are agreeable to the pride and vanity of human nature:

and giving thee a sign or a wonder;
for the confirmation of his mission and doctrine; such as Moses wrought before the children of Israel and before Pharaoh. Signs are expressions or representations of things to come to pass; wonders, such as either do, or seem to exceed the common course of nature, or be contrary to it.

Shēnméngjì 13:1 In-Context

1 Nǐmen zhōngjiān ruò yǒu xiānzhī huò shì zuòmèng de qǐlai , xiàng nǐ xiǎn gè shénjī qí shì ,

2 Duì nǐ shuō , wǒmen qù suícóng nǐ sùlái suǒ bú rènshi de bié shén , shìfèng tā ba . tā suǒ xiǎn de shénjī qí shì suī yǒu yìngyàn ,

3 Nǐ yĕ bùkĕ tīng nà xiānzhī huò shì nà zuòmèng zhī rén de huà . yīnwei zhè shì Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén shìyàn nǐmen , yào zhīdào nǐmen shì jìnxīn jìn xìng aì Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén bú shì .

4 Nǐmen yào shùncóng Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén , jìngwèi tā , jǐn shǒu tāde jièmìng , tīng cóng tāde huà , shìfèng tā , zhuān kào tā .

5 Nà xiānzhī huò shì nà zuòmèng de jì yòng yányǔ pàn nì nà lǐng nǐmen chū Āijí dì , jiùshú nǐ tuōlí wéi nú zhī jiā de Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén , yào gōuyǐn nǐ líkāi Yēhéhuá nǐ shén suǒ fēnfu nǐ xíng de dào , nǐ biàn yào jiāng tā zhìsǐ . zhèyàng , jiù bǎ nà è cóng nǐmen zhōngjiān chúdiào .