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The High Stakes of Prophecy
Commentators stress the extreme gravity of speaking falsely for God. The prescribed penalty was death, which underscores how seriously God protects the integrity of His name and His word. This severe judgment applied to two types of false prophets: those who presumptuously claimed a message from God they didn't receive, and those who spoke in the name of foreign gods.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 18:20
18th Century
Theologian
Compare the marginal references.
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 18:15–20
19th Century
Bishop
Deuteronomy 18:15–20. THE ONE MEDIATOR.
The connection between these verses and the preceding is well illustrat…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 18:20
17th Century
Pastor
But the prophet which shall presume to speak in my name
Pretending a mission and commission from God, and yet was ne…
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 18:15–22
17th Century
Minister
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…