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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Deuteronomy 18:22

If the thing follow not, nor come to pass. — This is one form of our Lord’s test for all prophets, “By their fruits (i.e., the ‘results,’ of their teaching, not its first impressions) ye shall know them.”

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See also Deuteronomy 18:22 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Deuteronomy 18:22. _IF THE THING FOLLOW NOT_] It is worthy of remark that the prophets in general predicted those things which were _shortly_ to come to pass, that the people might have the full...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    14. THE RIGHTS OF THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES, THE TRUE AND THE FALSE PROPHET CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The rights of the priests and Levites (Deuteronomy 18:1)_ 2. Forbidden things (Deuteronomy 18:9) kite h...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CONCERNING THE PROPHET. The Israelites are to consult Yahweh through His accredited messenger the prophet, and not through diviners who seek oracles by heathen methods. There is no parallel law in JE...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The falseness of such a prophet is exposed by the non-fulfilment of his predictions. Jeremiah states the converse: if any prophet prophesy peace (which in the seventh century the false prophets usuall...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Of Prophets in contrast to Diviners, etc. In the promised land Israel must have nothing to do with the abominations of its peoples (Deuteronomy 18:9); with any one passing his children through the fi...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 21, 22. _IF THOU SAY IN THINE HEART,_ &C.— It should be observed, that this is to be understood absolutely of an Israelitish prophet. If such a prophet spoke in the name of any other god than t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON FOURTEEN DEUTERONOMY 16:18-20; DEUTERONOMY 17:2 TO DEUTERONOMY 18:22 e. THE LEADERS OF GOD'S PEOPLE ...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    (4) PROPHETS (Deuteronomy 18:9-22) 9 When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND IF THOU SAY IN THINE HEART, HOW SHALL WE KNOW THE WORD WHICH THE LORD HATH NOT SPOKEN?_ If thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? - (see the notes at...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRIESTLY DUES. CHARACTER AND WORK OF THE TRUE PROPHET 1-8. The Priestly dues: see on Numbers 18....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 18 V1 ‘The priests are *Levites. They and all the *tribe called Levi, will not have any share o...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֲשֶׁר֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר הַ נָּבִ֜יא בְּ שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    SPEAKERS FOR GOD - III. THE PROPHET Deuteronomy 18:9. THE third of the Divine voices to this nation was the prophet. Just as in the other Semitic nations round about Israel there were kings and prie...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PROPHET WHO WAS TO COME Deuteronomy 18:1 Those that serve the altar may live by the altar. Let us not forget the needs of those who serve us in holy things. It is a blessed thing when an individu...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In dealing with the priest who was already found among the people by the appointment of God, the fact that he was to have no inheritance in the land was restated. Then a special provision was made for...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing (k) follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: tho...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Fear him. Septuagint, "you shall not spare him," but cut him off by death. (Haydock) --- Though the completion of what has been foretold be not a sure sign of a true prophecy, (chap. xiii. 2,) yet wh...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS I WOULD pass by numberless other passages, how interesting soever they may be in themselves, to attend to this most engaging one, which contains the FATHER's promise of raising up a prophe...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And what is the distinguishing mark to the church now? See those two sweet scriptures: Isaiah 8:20; Romans 8:14. To which I add a third: "It is the spirit that beareth witness, because the SPIRIT is t...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22. What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    22._The prophet hath spoken it presumptuously. _He not only condemns the folly and vanity of those who advance their own inventions in the place of God’s commands, but also their arrogance; since doub...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The priests and the whole tribe of Levi have their portion assigned to them. The people are forbidden to do after those abominations, on account of which the nations which inhabited the land were driv...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    WHEN A PROPHET SPEAKETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD,.... Says he comes from God, is sent by him, and has a commission from him to say so: IF THE THING FOLLOW NOT, NOR COME TO PASS; as the prophecy of Han...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou sh...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _If the thing follow not_ Which he gives as a sign of the truth of his prophecy. _That is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken_ The falsehood of his prediction shows him to be a false prophet. _He...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Lord is the Priests and Leuites inheritance. 3 The Priests due. 6 The Leuites portion. 9 The abominations of the Nations are to bee auoyded. 15 Christ the Prophet is to be heard. 20 The pre...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, the fact that the prophecy is not fulfilled proves it to h...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    OF FALSE PROPHETS...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    PRIESTS AND LEVITES: THEIR DUE (vs.1-8) The proper support of the priests and Levites is again insisted on. Since they were given no inheritance in the land, and were separated to care for the intere...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-22 It is here promised concerning Christ, that there should come a Prophet, great above all the prophets; by whom God would make known himself and his will to the children of men, more fully and c...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IF THE THING FOLLOW NOT; which he gives as a sign of the truth of his prophecy. He means the prediction of some strange and wonderful event, as appears by comparing this with DEUTERONOMY 13:1,2. THE L...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    The opening paragraph of this chapter suggests a deeply interesting and practical line of truth. "The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; th...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Deuteronomy 18:22 prophet H5030 speaks H1696 (H8762) name H8034 LORD H3068 thing H1697 pass H935 (H8799) th

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    FALSE PROPHETS WILL ARISE. THE TEST OF A TRUE PROPHET (DEUTERONOMY 18:20). Deuteronomy 18:20 “ But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to sp...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Laws concerning Levites, idolatrous practices and prophets. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Christ. CONCLUSION: God has made Himself known to men through One above all prophets (Acts 3:22; Acts 7:3...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Deuteronomy 18:1. _They shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire._ The sin- offerings, except the skin and the fat, which were burnt on the altar. The ecclesiastics having relinquished the two...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 18:20 False prophets, whether speaking in God’s name or the NAME OF OTHER GODS, are to be put to death (Deuteronomy 13:1

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.—After speaking of the rulers of the people, Moses now mentions the teachers priests, Levites, and prophets; and what their privileges and position must be in their settlement in Canaan...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION RIGHTS OF THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES. THE ARTS OF DIVINATION OF THE HEATHEN TO BE AVOIDED. PROPHETS PROMISED WHOM...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now again he repeats how the tribe of Levi is not to be given any portion of the land but they will eat the offerings that were given unto the Lord made by fire as their inheritance for the Lord is th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 20:1; Deuteronomy 13:2; Deuteronomy 18:20; Isaiah 41:22;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    If the thing — Which he gives as a sign of the truth of his prophecy. The falsehood of his prediction shews him to be a false prophet. Presumptuously — Impudently ascribing his own vain and lying fanc...

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