Deuteronomy 18:10-12

10 Don't sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars; and don't let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells ¹

11 or charms, and don't let them consult the spirits of the dead. ²

12 The Lord your God hates people who do these disgusting things, and that is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance.

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.

Cross References

• 1. 18.10 aLeviticus 19.26; bExodus 22.18.
• 2. 18.11Leviticus 19.31.