Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:9-22
Deuteronomy 18:9-Song of Solomon : . Concerning the Prophet.— The Israelites are to consult Yahweh through His accredited messenger the prophet, and not through diviners who seek oracles by heathen methods. There is no parallel law in JE because about 800 B.C. and earlier the religious community was simple and undifferentiated: nor in P, where the priest is everything. For the several technical terms in Deuteronomy 18:10 f. (all denoting diviners of various kinds), see EBi. 1117, 2895, and... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:20-22
False Prophets will Arise. The Test of A True Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 ). Deuteronomy 18:20 “ But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.” But the danger was that false prophets would also arise. Let men beware of being false prophets. The position of the prophets was to be so important that anyone who feigned being a prophet was to be put to... read more