Deut 18:15 - 22
15 Moses continued, “The L
ord
your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow
Israelites. You must listen to him.
16 For
this is what you yourselves requested of the L
ord
your God when you were assembled at Mount Sinai.
[b] You said, ‘Don’t let us hear the voice
of the L
ord our God anymore or see this blazing
fire, for we will die.’
17 “Then
the Lord said to me, ‘What they have said is
right. 18 I will raise up a prophet like you
from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth,
and he will tell the people everything I command him. 19 I will personally deal with anyone who will
not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf. 20 But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in
my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.’
21 “But you may wonder, ‘How will we know
whether or not a prophecy is from the L
ord?’
22 If the prophet speaks in the L
ord’s
name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know
that the L
ord did not give that message. That
prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared.