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Deuteronomy 18:15

A prophet out of thy midst of thy brethren like unto me, will Yahweh thy God, raise up unto thee—unto him, shall ye hearken:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

14for, these nations whom thou art dispossessing, unto them who use hidden arts and unto diviners, do hearken, but as for thee, not so, doth Yahweh thy God suffer thee.

16according to all which thou didst ask of Yahweh thy God, in Horeb, in the day of the convocation saying,—Let me no further hearken unto the voice of Yahweh my God, and this great fire, let me not see any more lest I die.

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Cross References

Numbers 12:8Mouth to mouth, do I speak with him And plainly—not in dark sayings, And the form of Yahweh, doth he discern,—Wherefore then, were ye not afraid to speak against my servant—against Moses?

Deuteronomy 18:18A prophet, will I raise up unto them, out of the midst of their brethren, like unto thee,—and I will put my words in his mouth, so shall he speak unto them whatsoever I shall command him.

Hosea 12:14Ephraim hath provoked, very bitterly,—his own blood, therefore, upon him, will he leave, and, his reproach, shall his Lord, bring back to him.

Luke 2:32A light for the unveiling of nations, and the glory of thy people Israel.

Luke 10:16He that hearkeneth unto you, unto me, doth hearken, and, he that setteth you aside, doth set, me, aside; and, he that setteth, me, aside, doth set aside, him that sent me.

John 1:21and they questioned him—What then? Art, thou, Elijah? and he saith—I am not; The prophet, art, thou? and he answered—No!

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:10-15

Idolatrous Customs of the Canaanites. ( b. c. 1451.) 9 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… Read the whole commentary →

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