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Deuteronomy 18:22

Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

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Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 18:15-22

Here is, I. The promise of the great prophet, with a command to receive him, and hearken to him. Now,

1. Some think it…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

The falseness of such a prophet is exposed by the non-fulfilment of his predictions. Jeremiah states the converse: if…