Deuteronomy 18:17

17 The LORD said to me, "What they are saying is good.

Deuteronomy 18:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:17

And the Lord said unto me
Unto Moses, who carried the above request to the Lord:

they have well spoken that which they have spoken;
see ( Deuteronomy 5:28 ) .

Deuteronomy 18:17 In-Context

15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me. He will be one of your own people. You must listen to him.

16 At Mount Horeb you asked the LORD your God for a prophet. You asked him on the day you gathered together. You said, "We don't want to hear the voice of the LORD our God. We don't want to see this great fire anymore. If we do, we'll die."

17 The LORD said to me, "What they are saying is good.

18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you. He will be one of their own people. I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him to say.

19 "The prophet will speak in my name. But someone might not listen to what I say through the prophet. Then that person will be accountable to me.