Deuteronomy 18:19

I will deal with anyone who does not listen to my message that the prophet speaks in my name.

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In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

In Context

18I'm going to send them a prophet like you from their people. I will give him my messages, and he will tell them everything I order him to say.

20However, if any prophet claims to be delivering a message in my name that I have not ordered him to give, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must be executed.”

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Cross References

Joshua 22:23If our action of building an altar was to turn away from the Lord, or to use the altar to make burnt offerings or grain offerings or friendship offerings, then may the Lord punish us.

Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will send you a prophet from among your own people who is like me. You must listen to everything he tells you.

Hebrews 3:7This is why the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear what God is saying to you today,

Hebrews 12:25Make sure you don't reject the one who is speaking! If they didn't escape when they rejected God on earth, it is even more certain that we won't escape if we turn away from God who warns us from heaven!

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:16-22

The Great Prophet; False Prophets. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 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; 16 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 more, that I die not. 17 And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet… Read the whole commentary →

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