Deuteronomy Chapter 18 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 18:15

Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
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BBE Deuteronomy 18:15

The Lord your God will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to him;
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DARBY Deuteronomy 18:15

Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him shall ye hearken;
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KJV Deuteronomy 18:15

The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
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WBT Deuteronomy 18:15

The LORD thy God will raise up to thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like to me; to him ye shall hearken.
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WEB Deuteronomy 18:15

Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from the midst of you, of your brothers, like me; to him you shall listen;
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YLT Deuteronomy 18:15

`A prophet out of thy midst, out of thy brethren, like to me, doth Jehovah thy God raise up to thee -- unto him ye hearken;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 15-22. - There should be no need for Israel to turn to heathen soothsayers, or diviners, or such like, because from amongst themselves, of their own brethren, would God raise up prophets like unto Moses, who, as occasion required, would reveal to them what God willed them to know. Verse 15. - A Prophet. The Hebrew word so rendered (נָבִיא) is a derivative from a verb (נָבָא), which signifies to tell, to announce; hence the primary concept of the word is that of announcer, or forth-speaker; and to this the word "prophet" (Greek προφήτης from πρόφημι, I speak before or in place of) closely corresponds; the prophet is one who speaks in the place of God, who conveys God's word to men, who is an interpreter of God to men. (As illustrative of the meaning of the word, cf. Exodus 7:1; Exodus 4:16.) Hence Abraham is called a prophet (Genesis 20:7), and the term is applied to the patriarchs generally (Psalm 105:15); God conveyed his mind to them, and they spoke it forth to others (cf. Amos 3:7). Like unto me. When the people heard the voice of God speaking to them at Sinai, and from the midst of the fire uttering to them the Ten Words, they were struck with terror, and besought that they might not again hear that awful voice, but that Moses might act as mediator between God and them - might hear what God should say, and speak it unto them (Deuteronomy 5:22-27). Moses thus became God's prophet to the people; and of this he reminds them here, as well as of the circumstances amid which he entered specially on this office (cf. vers. 16, 17). The phrase, "like unto me," does not necessarily imply that the prophet who was to come after Moses was to be in every respect the same as he; all that is indicated is that he would act as Moses had acted as a mediator between God and the people in the way of conveying his will to them.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersDeuteronomy 18:15-20. THE ONE MEDIATOR.The connection between these verses and the preceding is well illustrated by Isaiah's question (Deuteronomy 8:19): "And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?" Or, as the angels turned the phrase on Easter morning, "Why seek ye Him that liveth among the dead?"(15) The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet.--Namely, Him of whom St. Peter spoke in Acts 3:22-26. "Unto you first God, having raised up His son Jesus, sent Him to bless you." It must not be forgotten that the prophetic office is still continued to our risen Lord. He still "speaketh from heaven." But He "descended first into the lower parts of the earth." He has "the keys of hell and of death;" and knows all their secrets. They who can draw near to Him have no need to look downward, to consult dead relatives, or seek knowledge from spirits whose character, even if they are accessible, is beyond our discernment. The Holy Spirit, our Comforter and Advocate on earth, and the Prophet, our Advocate that speaketh from heaven, are enough for all human need. What we cannot learn from them, or from the light they give us, it is better not to know.(16) According to all that thou desiredst . . . in Horeb.--It should never be forgotten that the Prophet like to Moses was promised on "the day of the assembly." The Holy Spirit, who is Christ in us, was promised on the day of the delivery of the "letter that killeth." (See also on Deuteronomy 5:28.)(18) He shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.--"The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself" (our Lord, in John 14:10). "He shall not speak of Himself. He shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you" (the Holy Spirit, John 16:13-14). . . .