John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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 . read more
Deuteronomy 18:17-19 Kjv
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren like unto thee ,.... So that it seems this promise or prophecy was first made at Mount Sinai, but now renewed and repeated, and which is nowhere else recorded; see Deuteronomy 18:15 when they were not only made easy for the present by appointing Moses to receive from the Lord all further notices of his mind and will, but were assured that when it was his pleasure to make a new revelation, or a further discovery of his mind and will,... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:19
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words ,.... To the doctrines of the Gospel, but slight and despise them: which he shall speak in my name ; in whose name he came, and whose words or doctrines he declared them to be; not as his own, but his Father's, John 5:43 . I will require it of him ; or, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan,"my Word shall require it of him, or take vengeance on him;'as Christ the Word of God did in the destruction of the... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:17
Verse 17 17.They have well spoken. Moses relates how this desire of the people was approved by the judgment and the voice of God. Not as if whatever the foolish caprice of men may have urged them absurdly to ask, ought therefore to be immediately granted; but when God’s consent and, so to speak, His vote coincides with it, then whatever He shews to be pleasing to Him ought to stand firm and inviolable. Hence it follows that God, in sending the Prophets, provided for the salvation of men as was... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:19
Verse 19 Thus far I have reviewed The Supplements To The First Commandment, which relate to the Ancient Types and Legal Worship. The Commandment itself will always remain in force, even to the end of the world; and is given not only to the Jews, but likewise to us also. But God formerly made use of the ceremonies as temporary aids, of which, although the use has ceased, the utility still remains; because from them it more clearly appears how God is to be duly served; and the spirit of religion... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
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
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:15-19
The Prophet like unto Moses. These chapters bring before us prophet. priest, and king—offices pointing forward to and culminating in Christ. Christ is distinctively, and in the complete sense, the Prophet like unto Moses ( Acts 3:22 ), Christ and Moses were alike— I. AS FOUNDERS OF DISPENSATIONS . It was the greatness of Moses that he was employed by God in inaugurating a new era in the history of his kingdom—in introducing a new order of things—in settling the foundations of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Prophecy. The term "Prophet" covers the whole series of Old Testament prophets, culminating in Christ, the Prophet like unto Moses par excellence (see infra ). I. PROPHECY IN GENERAL . The prophet—what? Etymologically, one "boiling or bubbling over" with the Divine inspiration. No mere religious genius, but one truly and supernaturally inspired. A revealer and declarer of the will of God. Future events were foretold: 1. As signs. 2. In warnings and appeals. 3. In... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:15-22
There should be no need for Israel to turn to heathen soothsayers, or diviners, or such like, because from amongst themselves, of their own brethren, would God raise up prophets like unto Moses, who, as occasion required, would reveal to them what God willed them to know. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:15-22
Here is, I. The promise of the great prophet, with a command to receive him, and hearken to him. Now, 1. Some think it is the promise of a succession of prophets, that should for many ages be kept up in Israel. Besides the priests and Levites, their ordinary ministers, whose office it was to teach Jacob God's law, they should have prophets, extraordinary ministers, to reprove them for their faults, remind them of their duty, and foretel things to come, judgments for warning and deliverances... read more