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John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 18:14
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For those nations which thou shall possess hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners, etc.] Such as are before mentioned, and did as they directed them: but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do; or, “but thou not so” f222 thou shouldest not do so, not hearken to such persons, but to the Lord thy God, and to his law and testimony; nor art thou left to the deception of such persons: the Lord thy God hath given thee: his word and statutes, as a rule to go by, which he has not given to other nations: the Targum of Jonathan adds, “the priests shall ask by Urim and Thummim, and a true prophet shall the Lord your God give unto you;” so that they had no need to hearken to such impostors and deceivers: or, “as for thee, not so are they whom the Lord thy God giveth thee” f223; that is, the prophets whom the Lord would give unto them would not be like the diviners of the Heathens, who imposed on the people and deceived them; but would be men sent and inspired by God, and true and faithful in the discharge of their office; and to hearken to these they are encouraged by the promise of a very eminent one, like to Moses, in the next verse.
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