Deuteronomy 18:19

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 18:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Deuteronomy 18:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words, etc.] To the doctrines of the Gospel, but slight and despise them: which he shall speak in my name; in whose name he came, and whose words or doctrines he declared them to be; not as his own, but his Father’s, (<430543>John 5:43 7:16). I will require it of him; or, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, ''my Word shall require it of him, or take vengeance on him;” as Christ the Word of God did in the destruction of the Jewish nation, city, and temple; (see <421927>Luke 19:27,44).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him--The direful consequences of unbelief in Christ, and disregard of His mission, the Jewish people have been experiencing during eighteen hundred years. Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 19”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The ancient fathers of the Church and the generality of modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from the New Testament alone that the Messianic was the accredited interpretation among the Jews at the beginning of the Christian era (compare the marginal references, and John 4:25); nor can our Lord Himself, when He declares that Moses “wrote of Him” John 5:45-47, be supposed to have any other words more directly in view than these, the only words in which Moses, speaking in his own person, gives any prediction of the kind. But the verses seem to have a further, no less evident if subsidiary, reference to a prophetical order which should…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“I will require it - I will punish him severely for it. The sad effect of this threatning the Jews have felt for above sixteen hundred years together. Deuteronomy 18:22”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“18:19 Not to listen to the Lord’s spokesman is not to listen to the Lord.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mar 16:16; Act 3:22, Act 3:23; Heb 2:3, Heb 3:7, Heb 10:26, Heb 12:25, Heb 12:26 Deuteronomy 18:20”
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