Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Deuteronomy 18:9-14
(9-14) Certain forms of idolatry to be avoided, especially unlawful means of communication with the unseen world.
(9-14) Certain forms of idolatry to be avoided, especially unlawful means of communication with the unseen world.
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...
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...
ABOMINATIONS. See App-42....
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...
_When thou art come into the land_ Characteristic of the Sg.; cp. Deuteronomy 9:5. _which the Lord thy God_ IS TO GIVE _thee_ Peculiar to D; see on Deuteronomy 1:20; Deuteronomy 4:21 f. l
LESSON FOURTEEN DEUTERONOMY 16:18-20; DEUTERONOMY 17:2 TO DEUTERONOMY 18:22 e. THE LEADERS OF GOD'S PEOPLE ...
(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...
_WHEN THOU ART COME INTO THE LAND WHICH THE LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE, THOU SHALT NOT LEARN TO DO AFTER THE ABOMINATIONS OF THOSE NATIONS._ Thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those n...
THE PRIESTLY DUES. CHARACTER AND WORK OF THE TRUE PROPHET 1-8. The Priestly dues: see on Numbers 18....
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...
כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל ־הָ אָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר
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...
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...
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...
It is wonderful to observe, how much Moses was led to speak to the people against the idolatry of the neighboring nations around them. As if the LORD meant to convey by the frequency of his precepts o...
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...
9._When thou art come. _It is too well known from experience how eagerly the human race lays hold of bad examples, and how prone it is to imitate them. Especially those who come into a foreign land, a...
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...
WHEN THOU ART COME INTO THE LAND WHICH THE LORD THY GOD GIVETH THEE,.... The land of Canaan, often thus described, to express the goodness of God in bestowing it on them, as a mere favour of his, with...
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...
WARNING AGAINST HEATHEN ABOMINATIONS...
When thou art come into the land which the Lord, thy God, giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations, those customs which the Lord particularly abhorred and loathe...
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...
9-14 Was it possible that a people so blessed with Divine institutions, should ever be in any danger of making those their teachers whom God had made their captives? They were in danger; therefore, a...
No text from Poole on this verse....
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...
Deuteronomy 18:9 come H935 (H8802) land H776 LORD H3068 God H430 giving H5414 (H8802) learn H3925 ...
ASSOCIATION WITH THE OCCULT IS BANNED (DEUTERONOMY 18:9). The nations in the land into which they were about to enter practised all kinds of abominations, things that were hateful to Yahweh. These oc...
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...
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...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 18:9 ABOMINABLE PRACTICES OF THOSE NATIONS. See note on 12:2–3. BURNS HIS SON OR HIS DAUGHTER AS AN OFFERING. See...
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...
EXPOSITION RIGHTS OF THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES. THE ARTS OF DIVINATION OF THE HEATHEN TO BE AVOIDED. PROPHETS PROMISED WHOM...
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...
Deuteronomy 12:29; Leviticus 18:26; Leviticus 18:27; Leviticus 18:30...