“ And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. ”
The ancient fathers of the Church and the generality of modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from the New Testament alone that the Messi...
Concerning the Prophet. The Israelites are to consult Yahweh through His accredited messenger the prophet, and not through diviners who seek oracles by heathen methods. There is no parallel law in...
said. See note on Deuteronomy 2:9 . This was said before leaving Horeb, so that "the Prophet like unto Moses" was promised at Sinai!
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 ab...
And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any mo...
The Priestly Dues. Character and Work of the True Prophet 1-8. The Priestly dues: see on Numbers 18 .
Deuteronomy 18:15-20 . THE ONE MEDIATOR. The connection between these verses and the preceding is well illustrated by Isaiah’s question ( Deuteronomy 8:19 ): “And when they shall say unto you, Se...
SPEAKERS FOR GOD - III. THE PROPHET Deuteronomy 18:9-22 . THE third of the Divine voices to this nation was the prophet. Just as in the other Semitic nations round about Israel there were kings...
the Prophet Who Was to Come Deuteronomy 18:1-22 Those that serve the altar may live by the altar. Let us not forget the needs of those who serve us in holy things. It is a blessed thing when an...
In dealing with the priest who was already found among the people by the appointment of God, the fact that he was to have no inheritance in the land was restated. Then a special provision was made fo...
We have an awful account of this: Exodus 20:18-19 .
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 .
PRIESTS AND LEVITES: THEIR DUE (vs.1-8) The proper support of the priests and Levites is again insisted on. Since they were given no inheritance in the land, and were separated to care for the in...
The Great Prophet; False Prophets. B. C. 1451. 15 The L ORD thy God will raise up unt...
No text from Poole on this verse.
Yahweh Will Raise Up Prophets For Them ( Deuteronomy 18:15-22 ). Instead of turning to the occult which can only deceive them they should rather turn to the prophets who will be sent by Yahweh. T...
CRITICAL NOTES .—After speaking of the rulers of the people, Moses now mentions the teachers priests, Levites, and prophets; and what their privileges and position must be in their settlement in Can...
Deuteronomy 18:1 . They shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire. The sin- offerings, except the skin and the fat, which were burnt on the altar. The ecclesiastics having relinquished the...
EXPOSITION RIGHTS OF THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES . THE ARTS OF DIVINATION OF THE HEATHEN TO BE AVOIDED . PROPHETS PROMISED WHOM ISRAEL MUST HEAR . THE...
Of the Coming Great Prophet
Deuteronomy 5:28