Deuteronomy 18:10-12

Listen to Deuteronomy 18:10-12
10 There shall not be found among you anyone 1who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, [a] anyone who 2practices divination or 3tells fortunes or interprets omens, or 4a sorcerer
11 or a charmer or 5a medium or a necromancer or 6one who inquires of the dead,
12 7for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And 8because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12 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.

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Cross References 8

  • 1. 18:10 See Lev. 18:21
  • 2. 18:10 2 Kgs. 17:17
  • 3. 18:10 See Lev. 19:26
  • 4. 18:10 [Ex. 22:18]
  • 5. 18:11 See Lev. 19:31
  • 6. 18:11 [1 Sam. 28:7]
  • 7. 18:12 ch. 22:5; 25:16
  • 8. 18:12 See ch. 9:4

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 18:10 Hebrew 'makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire'
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