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and because of these detestable things the L<font size="1">ORD</font> your God will drive them out before you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-13.htm" target="_top"><b>13</b></a></span>You shall be blameless before the L<font size="1">ORD</font> your God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-14.htm" target="_top"><b>14</b></a></span>For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the L<font size="1">ORD</font> your God has not allowed you <i>to do</i> so. <p>      <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm" target="_top"><b>15</b></a></span>The L<font size="1">ORD</font> your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-16.htm" target="_top"><b>16</b></a></span>This is according to all that you asked of the L<font size="1">ORD</font> your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the L<font size="1">ORD</font> my God, let me not see this great fire anymore, or I will die. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-17.htm" target="_top"><b>17</b></a></span>The L<font size="1">ORD</font> said to me, They have spoken well. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm" target="_top"><b>18</b></a></span>I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-19.htm" target="_top"><b>19</b></a></span>It shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require <i>it</i> of him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm" target="_top"><b>20</b></a></span>But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die. <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-21.htm" target="_top"><b>21</b></a></span>You may say in your heart, How will we know the word which the L<font size="1">ORD</font> has not spoken? <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-22.htm" target="_top"><b>22</b></a></span>When a prophet speaks in the name of the L<font size="1">ORD</font>, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the L<font size="1">ORD</font> has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. <p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither let there be found among you any one that shall expiate his son or daughter, making them to pass through the fire: or that consulteth soothsayers, or observeth dreams and omens, neither let there be any wizard, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />There shall not be found among you he that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, that useth divination, that useth auguries, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> there is not found in thee one causing his son and his daughter to pass over into fire, a user of divinations, an observer of clouds, and an enchanter, and a sorcerer,<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/prophets_and_the_prophet.htm">Prophets and the Prophet</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11. Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/prophets_and_the_prophet.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newman/parochial_and_plain_sermons_vol_vii/sermon_ix_moses_the_type.htm">Moses the Type of Christ. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto Him ye shall hearken."--Deut. xviii. 15. The history of Moses is valuable to Christians, not only as giving us a pattern of fidelity towards God, of great firmness, and great meekness, but also as affording us a type or figure of our Saviour Christ. No prophet arose in Israel like Moses, till Christ came, when the promise in the text was fulfilled--"The Lord thy God," says Moses, "shall <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newman/parochial_and_plain_sermons_vol_vii/sermon_ix_moses_the_type.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Henry Newman—</span><span class="citation2">Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/appendix_xiv_the_law_in.htm">Appendix xiv. The Law in Messianic Times. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">THE question as to the Rabbinic views in regard to the binding character of the Law, and its imposition on the Gentiles, in Messianic times, although, strictly speaking, not forming part of this history, is of such vital importance in connection with recent controversies as to demand special consideration. In the text to which this Appendix refers it has been indicated, that a new legislation was expected in Messianic days. The ultimate basis of this expectancy must be sought in the Old Testament <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/appendix_xiv_the_law_in.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alfred Edersheim—</span><span class="citation2">The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_body_of_divinity/3_christs_prophetic_office.htm">Christ's Prophetic Office</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet,' &c. Deut 18:85. Having spoken of the person of Christ, we are next to speak of the offices of Christ. These are Prophetic, Priestly, and Regal. 'The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet.' Enunciatur hic locus de Christo. It is spoken of Christ.' There are several names given to Christ as a Prophet. He is called the Counsellor' in Isa 9:9. In uno Christo Angelus foederis completur [The Messenger of the Covenant appears in Christ alone]. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a_body_of_divinity/3_christs_prophetic_office.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Thomas Watson—</span><span class="citation2">A Body of Divinity</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_suso_and_others/the_inheritance.htm">The Inheritance</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Gerhard Ter Steegen Deut. xviii. 1, 2 Am I not enough, Mine own? enough, Mine own, for thee? Hath the world its palace towers, Garden glades of magic flowers, Where thou fain wouldst be? Fair things and false are there, False things but fair. All shalt thou find at last, Only in Me. Am I not enough, Mine own? I, for ever and alone, I, needing thee? <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_suso_and_others/the_inheritance.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Frances Bevan—</span><span class="citation2">Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bayly/the_practice_of_piety/meditations_of_the_true_manner.htm">Meditations of the True Manner of Practising Piety on the Sabbath-Day. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">Almighty God will have himself worshipped, not only in a private manner by private persons and families, but also in a more public sort, of all the godly joined together in a visible church; that by this means he may be known not only to be the God and Lord of every Singular person, but also of the creatures of the whole universal world. Question--But why do not we Christians under the New, keep the Sabbath on the same seventh day on which it was kept under the Old Testament? I answer--Because our <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bayly/the_practice_of_piety/meditations_of_the_true_manner.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Lewis Bayly—</span><span class="citation2">The Practice of Piety</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_d/gods_last_arrow.htm">God's Last Arrow</a><br></span><span class="snippet">'Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last unto them.'--Mark xii. 6. Reference to Isaiah v. There are differences in detail here which need not trouble us. Isaiah's parable is a review of the theocratic history of Israel, and clearly the messengers are the prophets; here Christ speaks of Himself and His own mission to Israel, and goes on to tell of His death as already accomplished. I. The Son who follows and surpasses the servants. (a) Our Lord here places Himself in <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_d/gods_last_arrow.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alexander Maclaren—</span><span class="citation2">Expositions of Holy Scripture</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/rhees/the_life_of_jesus_of_nazareth/viii_the_first_disciples.htm">The First Disciples</a><br></span><span class="snippet">John i. 19 TO ii. 12 97. After the withdrawal of Jesus into the wilderness, John the Baptist continued his ministry of preaching and baptizing, moving northward up the Jordan valley to Bethany, on the eastern side of the river, near one of the fords below the Sea of Galilee (John i. 28). Here Galilee, doubtless, contributed more to his audience than Judea. It is certain that some from the borders of the lake were at this time among his constant attendants: Andrew and Simon of Bethsaida, John the <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/rhees/the_life_of_jesus_of_nazareth/viii_the_first_disciples.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Rush Rhees—</span><span class="citation2">The Life of Jesus of Nazareth</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/chapter_v_humility_is_the.htm">Humility is the Root of Charity, and Meekness the Fruit of Both. ...</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Humility is the root of charity, and meekness the fruit of both. There is no solid and pure ground of love to others, except the rubbish of self-love be first cast out of the soul; and when that superfluity of naughtiness is cast out, then charity hath a solid and deep foundation: "The end of the command is charity out of a pure heart," 1 Tim. i. 5. It is only such a purified heart, cleansed from that poison and contagion of pride and self-estimation, that can send out such a sweet and wholesome <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/chapter_v_humility_is_the.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Hugh Binning—</span><span class="citation2">The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/the_acts_of_the_apostles/lesson_32_a_liberal_church.htm">A Liberal Church</a><br></span><span class="snippet">In his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul gave the believers instruction regarding the general principles underlying the support of God's work in the earth. Writing of his apostolic labors in their behalf, he inquired: "Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? For it is written in the law of <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/the_acts_of_the_apostles/lesson_32_a_liberal_church.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Ellen Gould White—</span><span class="citation2">The Acts of the Apostles</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_iii_the_twofold_testimony.htm">The Twofold Testimony of John - the First Sabbath of Jesus's Ministry - the First Sunday - the First Disciples. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">THE forty days, which had passed since Jesus had first come to him, must have been to the Baptist a time of soul-quickening, of unfolding understanding, and of ripened decision. We see it in his more emphasised testimony to the Christ; in his fuller comprehension of those prophecies which had formed the warrant and substance of his Mission; but specially in the yet more entire self-abnegation, which led him to take up a still lowlier position, and acquiescingly to realise that his task of heralding <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_iii_the_twofold_testimony.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Alfred Edersheim—</span><span class="citation2">The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../deuteronomy/18-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Deuteronomy 18:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 18:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../deuteronomy/18-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Deuteronomy 18:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 18:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/deuteronomy/18-10.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>