Deuteronomy 18:19

19 Whoever refuses to listen to the words that prophet speaks in my name will answer to me.

Deuteronomy 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:19

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken
unto my words
To the doctrines of the Gospel, but slight and despise them:

which he shall speak in my name;
in whose name he came, and whose words or doctrines he declared them to be; not as his own, but his Father's, ( John 5:43 ) ( 7:16 ) .

I will require it of him;
or, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan,

``my Word shall require it of him, or take vengeance on him;''

as Christ the Word of God did in the destruction of the Jewish nation, city, and temple; see ( Luke 19:27 Luke 19:44 ) .

Deuteronomy 18:19 In-Context

17 The LORD told me, "What they've said is good.

18 So I will send them a prophet, an Israelite like you. I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

19 Whoever refuses to listen to the words that prophet speaks in my name will answer to me.

20 But any prophet who dares to say something in my name that I didn't command him to say or who speaks in the name of other gods must die."

21 You may be wondering, "How can we recognize that the LORD didn't speak this message?"