Scofield's Reference Notes - Deuteronomy 13:5
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Chapter 13Now in chapter thirteen, the warning against false prophets. If a man comes in and does some kind of a sign or a wonder and he's a dreamer of dreams or a prophet and he gives some kind of a sign and it comes to pass; but if that man would then lead you to worship other gods you are to put him to death, even though he may have been able to work some miracle.Now, let me say that there is a strange fascination that we seem to have towards supernatural things, but this can be a dangerous... read more
Deuteronomy 13:6 . If the son of thy mother entice thee. Brother and brethren being often vague words, in this case of spiritual wickedness, the culprit must be identified. Seduction to idolatry was a sin of total ruin. Deuteronomy 13:7 . One end of the earth, should be translated, one end of the land. Deuteronomy 13:13 . Children of Belial. Benii Belijahal, most wicked men, who know not the Lord. Νους παρανομων , children of the transgressors of the law; and elsewhere, “children of... read more
Deuteronomy 13:6-11If thy brother . . . entice thee. Temptation to idolatry from kindredI. It is the policy of the tempter to send his solicitations by the hand of those we love, whom we least suspect of any ill design upon us, and whom we are desirous to please, and apt to conform ourselves to. Satan tempted Adam by Eve and Christ by Peter. We are therefore concerned to stand upon our guard against an ill proposal, when the person that proposeth it can pretend to an interest in us, that we may... read more
Deu 13:5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn [you] away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. Ver. 5. Shall be put to death. ] This power is still in the Christian magistrate, to inflict capital punishment on gross... read more
Deu 13:6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which [is] as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; Ver. 6. Thy friend, which is as thine own soul. ] Amicitia fit tantum inter binos qui sunt veri, et bonos qui sunt pauci. Entice thee secretly, saying. ] Christ found the devil in Peter, persuading him to spare himself. Cassianus... read more
Deu 13:9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. Ver. 9. Kill him, ] i.e., Deliver him up to the magistrate to be killed; for he bears not the sword in vain, like St Paul in a glass window, or George on a signpost. read more
Deu 13:10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Ver. 10. To thrust thee away. ] By force, not of arms, but of arguments; as the Valentinians, Qui prius persuadebant quam docebant. a Thus Jeroboam is said to have driven Israel from following the Lord. 1Ki 14:16 a Tertull. read more
prophet: Deuteronomy 18:20, 1 Kings 18:40, Isaiah 9:14, Isaiah 9:15, Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 28:18, Jeremiah 14:15, Jeremiah 28:15-Esther :, Jeremiah 29:21, Jeremiah 29:22, Zechariah 13:3, Revelation 19:20 spoken: Heb. spoken revolt against the Lord turn you: Deuteronomy 13:10, Deuteronomy 7:4, Jeremiah 50:6, Acts 13:8, 2 Timothy 4:4, 2 Timothy 4:5 put the evil away from the midst: Deuteronomy 17:7, Deuteronomy 19:19, Deuteronomy 22:21, Deuteronomy 22:24, Deuteronomy 24:7, 1 Corinthians 5:13,... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Deuteronomy 13:6-11
DISCOURSE: 207GUILT AND DANGER OF DEPARTING FROM GODDeuteronomy 13:6-11. If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; thou shalt... read more