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you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams: for Yahweh your God proves you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
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God's Test Reveals the Heart
Commentators explain that when God “proves” or “tests” His people, His goal is not to maliciously tempt them or to learn something new. Rather, He allows these trials to reveal the true condition of a person's heart, distinguishing those who genuinely love Him from those whose faith is superficial.
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Deuteronomy
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16th Century
Protestant
For the Lord your God proves you. (Latin, tentat vos). Whenever this word, which means to tempt, is applied to God, it i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thou shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams Even though he does give the sign, and wor…
Presbyterian
Moses had cautioned against the danger that might arise from the Canaanites. Here he cautions against the rise of idolatry among themselves.
