Deuteronomy 18:15-19

15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.

16 For this is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.”

17 The LORD said to me: “What they say is good.

18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.

Deuteronomy 18:15-19 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

• 1. S Matthew 21:11; Luke 2:25-35; John 1:21; Acts 3:22*; Acts 7:37*
• 2. S Exodus 20:19; Deuteronomy 5:23-27
• 3. S Genesis 20:7
• 4. Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 26:8; Isaiah 51:4; Micah 4:2; Isaiah 51:16; John 17:8
• 5. S Exodus 4:12
• 6. John 4:25-26; John 8:28; John 12:49-50; S John 14:24; Acts 3:22*
• 7. S Exodus 23:21
• 8. S ver 7; S Leviticus 19:12; 2 Kings 2:24
• 9. Joshua 22:23; Acts 3:23*; Hebrews 12:25