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That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk in. So shall you put away the evil from the midst of you.
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A Crime of High Treason
Commentators emphasize that the death penalty was prescribed not for minor theological errors, but for the ultimate crime of apostasy. Scholars like John Calvin and John Gill describe it as "rebellion" and "high treason" against God, an attempt to uproot the very foundation of Israel's faith and lead the people to abandon the God who had redeemed them.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 13:5
18th Century
Theologian
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
On Deuteronomy 13:5
16th Century
Theologian
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
On Deuteronomy 13:5
17th Century
Pastor
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to
death
Which death, accor…
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 13:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Moses had cautioned against the danger that might arise from the Canaanites. Here he cautions against the rise of idolatry among themselves.