E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 18:17
said. See note on Deuteronomy 2:9 . This was said before leaving Horeb, so that "the Prophet like unto Moses" was promised at Sinai! read more
Deutéronome 18:16-19 Bds
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise. Compare John 6:14 .Acts 3:22 ; Acts 7:37 . a Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:18 ), a Priest (Psalms 110:4 ), a King (Zechariah 6:13 ). will put My words, &c. Compare John 12:48 , John 12:49 , and note John 3:34 ; John 7:16 ; John 8:28 , John 8:47 ; John 12:49 ; John 14:10 , John 14:24 ; John 17:8 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 18:19
I will require it. Compare John 12:48 , and Hebrews 4:12 , where "discerner" means "able to judge" (Greek. kritikos) . That "Word" is the "critic" (or judge), and will judge all other "critics". read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 18:19
19. whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him—The direful consequences of unbelief in Christ, and disregard of His mission, the Jewish people have been experiencing during eighteen hundred years. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 18:9-22
Prophets 18:9-22The context of this section is significant, as usual. Deuteronomy 18:1-8 deal with people who ministered to Yahweh in various ways for the people, and Deuteronomy 18:15-22 concern the delivery of God’s revelations to His people. Deuteronomy 18:9-14 contrast illegitimate types of religious personnel and practices with the legitimate kinds Moses dealt with in the surrounding sections."Of the three major institutions of ancient Israelite social and religious life-royalty, the... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Deuteronomy 18:18-22
5. Laws arising from the fifth commandment 16:18-18:22The fifth commandment is, "Honor your father and your mother" (Deuteronomy 5:16). What follows is legislation that advocates respecting authority figures in the nation, which was an extended family."With the regency of Yahweh and the proper protocol by which He had to be approached having been established, the covenant text then addresses the human leaders who serve Him and exercise authority over the nation at large." [Note: Merrill, "A... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:1-22
The Priestly Dues. Character and Work of the True Prophet1-8. The Priestly dues: see on Numbers 18.4. This is the only place where the priests are said to receive the first of the fleece: cp. Numbers 18:12.9-14. Condemnation of superstitious and magical practices.10. Pass through the fire] The context here seems to imply that this was a method of divining or obtaining an oracle from a god: cp. on Leviticus 18:21. Useth divination] a general term, but applied specially to the casting of lots:... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Deuteronomy 18:15-20. THE ONE MEDIATOR.The connection between these verses and the preceding is well illustrated by Isaiah’s question (Deuteronomy 8:19): “And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?” Or, as the angels turned the phrase on Easter morning, “Why seek ye Him that liveth among the dead?”(15) The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Deuteronomy 18:1-22
Deuteronomy 18:9-22 'A Prophet.' How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet? In the following passages our Lord claims prophetic powers: 'My doctrine is not Mine, but His that sent Me'. 'Then shall ye know that I do nothing of Myself, but as the Father hath taught Me, I speak these things.' 'Like unto Moses.' Christ has the whole prophetic life in Himself, says a German writer. He has the pathos of an Isaiah, the melancholy of an Hosea, the meekness of a Jeremiah, the joy in nature of an... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:1-22
Spiritual guides, good and bad (18:1-22)Further information is given concerning the support of priests (18:1-5; see notes on Numbers 18:8-20). If a Levite from the country sold his local possessions to move to the central place of worship, he could retain the money from the sale of his goods and still be financially supported by the people, the same as other Levites (6-8; see notes on Numbers 18:21-32).Israel’s law prohibited all forms of witchcraft and magic, whether cruel practices in which... read more