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according to all that you desired of Yahweh your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Yahweh my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.
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Prophets Were God's Answer
Commentators unanimously explain that the system of God speaking through prophets was His direct answer to the Israelites' plea. At Mount Horeb, they were so terrified by God's direct voice and the "great fire" that they begged for a human go-between, fearing for their lives.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The ancient fathers of the Church and most modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from t…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 18:15–20. THE ONE MEDIATOR.
The connection between these verses and the preceding is well illustrat…
16th Century
Protestant
According to all that you desired. He pronounces them guilty of ingratitude if they did not quietly submit themselves to their Prophets, s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
According to all that you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb This was promised the…
It is promised here concerning Christ that a Prophet would come, great above all the prophets. By Him, God would make Himself and His will known to…
