The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:10-11
Maketh his son or daughter to pass through the fire (see note on Deuteronomy 12:31 ). That useth divination (cf. Ezekiel 21:21 , where the different methods of divination are enumerated). An observer of times. This is according to the Targum, observans horns ; the LXX . have κληδονιζόμενος , "one who augurs what is to happen;" Vulgate, qui observat somnia atque auguria . The word ( מְעוֹנֵן ) is part of a verb which signifies to cover, to use covert arts, to... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:9-22
Moses was not only the leader and ruler of the people, he was also the medium through which God communicated with the people, gave them his laws, and conveyed to them his word and will. In this respect his place could be supplied neither by priest nor by king. In the prospect of his demise, therefore, there required to be instituted another office, that of a prophet, one who should be between God and the people, as the channel through which Divine communications might pass to them. This office... read more