Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:20

But the prophet which shall presume to speak in my name ,.... Pretending a mission and commission from God, and yet was never sent by him, like the prophets in Jeremiah 23:21 , which I have not commanded him to speak ; which though true was not to be spoken in a public manner, by assuming a public office, without a divine authority or a commission from God, and much less what was false, and never commanded to be spoken at all by any: or, that shall speak in the name of other gods ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:21

And if thou say in thine heart , &c.; Such a thought arises in the mind, and it appears to be a difficulty, and a query is made upon it: how shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken ? What marks, signs, and criterions are those by which it may be known that it is not a word that comes from the Lord? read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:22

When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord ,.... Says he comes from God, is sent by him, and has a commission from him to say so: if the thing follow not, nor come to pass ; as the prophecy of Hananiah, Jeremiah 28:3 that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken; or otherwise it would have come to pass, unless when a condition is either expressed or implied, as the repentance or disobedience of a people; see Jeremiah 18:7 . but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:22

If the thing follow not - It is worthy of remark that the prophets in general predicted those things which were shortly to come to pass, that the people might have the fullest proof of their Divine mission, and of the existence of God's providence in the administration of the affairs of men. The promise contained in the Deuteronomy 18:15 ; and Deuteronomy 18:18 ; verses of this chapter has long been considered of the first importance in the controversies between the Christians and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:21

Verse 21 21.And if thou say in thy heart. This exception has reference to the prohibition, which we have already noticed in this same chapter. God, in His appointment of Prophets to be His substitutes in teaching the people, had invested them with no common authority, enjoining obedience to be paid to their precepts. But those, upon whom the office of teaching is conferred, do not alwayduly fulfill it; and hence the doubt naturally arises, how the people shall determine when they are addressed... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:22

Verse 22 22.The prophet hath spoken it presumptuously. He not only condemns the folly and vanity of those who advance their own inventions in the place of God’s commands, but also their arrogance; since doubtless, this is impious and intolerable audacity, to set forth the offspring of man’s earthly brain as if it were a divine revelation. And on this ground it is that their impiety is detestable, who fill the air with the fumes of their revelations in order to alarm the simple. Wherefore, he... 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 18:15-20

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:15-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:9-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:15-22

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