Deuteronomy 18:15-19

A New Prophet like Moses

15 ¹“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—

16 just as you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb ²on the day of the assembly, when you said, ³‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die. ’

17 And the Lord said to me, ⁴‘They are right in what they have spoken.

18 ⁵I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. ⁶And I will put my words in his mouth, and ⁷he shall speak to them all that I command him.

19 ⁸And whoever will ⁹not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.

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. 18:15 John 1:21, 25, 45; Cited Acts 3:22; 7:37
• 2. 18:16 See ch. 9:10
• 3. 18:16 See Ex. 20:19
• 4. 18:17 ch. 5:28
• 5. 18:18 [See ver. 15 above]
• 6. 18:18 Jer. 1:9; 5:14; [John 17:8]
• 7. 18:18 [John 4:25; 8:28; 12:49, 50]
• 8. 18:19 [Acts 3:23]
• 9. 18:19 Jer. 29:19; 35:13