📖 Deuteronomy — Chapter 18 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 18:1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, Rshall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.
Deuteronomy 18:2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: Rthe LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
Deuteronomy 18:3 And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that Roffer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
Deuteronomy 18:4 The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of Rthe fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
Deuteronomy 18:5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy 18:6 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, Rand come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
Deuteronomy 18:7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, Ras all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
Deuteronomy 18:8 They shall have Rlike portions to eat, beside Tthat which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
Deuteronomy 18:9 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Deuteronomy 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one that Rmaketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
Deuteronomy 18:11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, Ror a necromancer.
Deuteronomy 18:12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy 18:13 RThou shalt be Tperfect with the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 18:14 For these nations, which thou shalt Tpossess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God Rhath not suffered thee so to do.
Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee Ra Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Deuteronomy 18:16 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God Rin Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
Deuteronomy 18:17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Deuteronomy 18:18 I will Rraise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Deuteronomy 18:19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Deuteronomy 18:20 But Rthe prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
Deuteronomy 18:21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
Deuteronomy 18:22 When a prophet Rspeaketh 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.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 18:1–8 — Provision for the Levites
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Levites receive support from offerings rather than a tribal land portion. A Levite coming to the chosen place may minister there.
Key Truth: The Levites' service is supported through Israel's appointed offerings.
Check What You Remember
1. Who is the Levites' inheritance? (Deuteronomy 18:2)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:2 (KJV).
2. What first product of the sheep is to be given to the Levites? (Deuteronomy 18:4)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:4 (KJV).
3. In whose name does the Levite minister? (Deuteronomy 18:7)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 18:9–14 — Forbidden spiritual practices
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel must not imitate the land's divination and occult practices. Moses calls them to wholehearted faithfulness toward the LORD.
Key Truth: Israel is to seek God rather than the forbidden practices of the nations.
Check What You Remember
1. Was Israel to learn the abominations of the nations? (Deuteronomy 18:9)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:9 (KJV).
2. What practice of seeking the dead is explicitly forbidden? (Deuteronomy 18:11)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:11 (KJV).
3. With whom was Israel commanded to be perfect? (Deuteronomy 18:13)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:13 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 18:15–22 — The promised prophet and truthful speech
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD promises a prophet like Moses whom the people must hear. A claimed divine message is not genuine merely because someone claims it.
Key Truth: A prophet's claim must be measured by the LORD's word and fulfillment.
Check What You Remember
1. Like whom would the LORD raise up a prophet? (Deuteronomy 18:15)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:15 (KJV).
2. Who would put his words in the prophet's mouth? (Deuteronomy 18:18)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:18 (KJV).
3. What shows that a claimed prediction was not spoken by the LORD? (Deuteronomy 18:22)
Find it in Deuteronomy 18:22 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What supports the Levites in place of a land inheritance among their brethren?
2. How is a Levite coming willingly to the chosen place treated?
3. What contrast follows the nations’ reliance on diviners?
4. What makes the promised prophet’s message authoritative?
5. What conclusion is drawn when a claimed word in the LORD’s name fails to happen?
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