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Deuteronomy

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Deuteronomy 18

Deu 18:1

Christ, the true priest, in offering... himself... as the true sacrifice, asserted: "The Lord is my portion, or inheritance" (Psa 16:5,6,10,11).

Deu 18:2

"The son of man has nowhere to lay his head" (Mat 8:20; Luk 9:58).

Deu 18:10

...IN THE FIRE: Do we sacrifice our children to the gods of this world? (2Co 4:3,4). "Suffer the little children to come to me" (Mat 19:14).

DIVINATION: General term: anyone who prophesies or utters visions.

SORCERY: AV has "observer of times": one who watches clouds, looking for lucky and/or unlucky days.

INTERPRETS OMENS: Predicting from flights of birds or actions of snakes.

WITCHCRAFT: Lit "to uncover or reveal": fortune-tellers.

Deu 18:11

CASTS SPELLS: Invocations, incantations.

MEDIUM: Spiritist, ventriloquist.

SPIRITIST: Men of cunning, with profound insights into nature.

Deu 18:15

A PROPHET LIKE ME: Samuel was the first "prophet like Moses" (cpd to Moses in Jer 15:1; Psa 99:6). Peter regarded Samuel as the first of the prophets (Act 3:22-24).

Deu 18:22

The test of a true prophet: In the LD, many will confess: "Surely our fathers have inherited lies" (Jer 16:19).

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