Deuteronomy 18:15-19

15 Instead, he will send you a prophet like me from among your own people, and you are to obey him. ¹

16 "On the day that you were gathered at Mount Sinai, you begged not to hear the Lord speak again or to see his fiery presence any more, because you were afraid you would die.

17 So the Lord said to me, "They have made a wise request.

18 I will send them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will tell him what to say, and he will tell the people everything I command.

19 He will speak in my name, and I will punish anyone who refuses to obey him. ²

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. 18.15Acts 3.22; 7.37.
• 2. 18.19Acts 3.23.

Footnotes

• [a] a prophet . . . him; [or] prophets . . . them.
• [b] a prophet . . . him . . . he; [or] prophets . . . them . . . they.
• [c] He will speak . . . and I; [or] When a prophet speaks in my name, I.