DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 18:1 SHALL HAVE NO PORTION OR INHERITANCE. See Deuteronomy 12:12 and note. THE LORD IS THEIR INHERITANCE. See Numbers 18:20. It was a privilege to serve the Lord in the central sanctuary. The priests received a blessing being near the Lord’s presence. ⇐ ⇔ [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 18:3 Parts of the sacrifices and firstfruits are for the Levites. Compare Leviticus 7:28 and Numbers 18:9, where the portions for the priests are slightly different. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 18:6 Levites who minister in the country are allowed to MINISTER in the central sanctuary occasionally. SALE OF HIS PATRIMONY. Apart from their share of offerings, Levites may also make money from their personal property. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagN... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Deuteronomy 12:31 and note. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=im [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 18:12 BECAUSE OF THESE ABOMINATIONS THE LORD YOUR GOD IS DRIVING THEM OUT. The destruction of the Canaanites was not an attack on innocent people. It was God’s judgment against serious sin (Genesis 15:16; see notes on Deut. 7:1–2; Joshua 6:17). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 18:15 On the VOICE OF THE LORD, see Deuteronomy 5:23. A PROPHET LIKE YOU. In the first century A.D., Jews expected a final prophet, whom NT writers identified as Jesus (Acts 3:22; Acts 7:37; compare John 1:21).... [ Continue Reading ]
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). However, if a prophet’s words do come true, this does not automatically mean that person is God’s prophet (see Deuteronomy 13:5 and note). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]