John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:14
For those nations which thou shall possess hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners ,.... Such as are before mentioned, and did as they directed them: but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do ; or, "but thou not so" F13 ואתה לא כן "et tu non sic", Montanus. thou shouldest not do so, not hearken to such persons, but to the Lord thy God, and to his law and testimony; nor art thou left to the deception of such persons: the Lord thy God... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 18:9-14
One would not think there had been so much need as it seems there was to arm the people of Israel against the infection of the idolatrous customs of the Canaanites. Was it possible that a people so blessed with divine institutions should ever admit the brutish and barbarous inventions of men and devils? Were they in any danger of making those their tutors and directors in religion whom God had made their captives and tributaries? It seems they were in danger, and therefore, after many similar... read more