And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
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The context and parallel passages (Leviticus 20:2) indicate that there was to be a regular judicial procedure, and that the manner of t…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And that prophet. Since the ministers of Satan deceive people by their plausible exterior when they vaunt themselves to be the prophets of…
John Gill
JohnGill
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to
death
Which death, accor…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Moses had cautioned against the danger that might arise from the Canaanites. Here he cautions against the rise of idolatry among themselves.
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Albert Barnes
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