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Deut. 18:1–2 shall have no portion or inheritance. See 12:12 and note. the Lord is their inheritance. See Num. 18:20. It was a privilege to serve the Lord in the central sanctuary. The priests received a blessing being near the Lord’s presence.
Deut. 18:3–4 Parts of the sacrifices and firstfruits are for the Levites. Compare Lev. 7:28–34 and Num. 18:9–24, where the portions for the priests are slightly different.
Deut. 18:6–8 Levites who minister in the country are allowed to minister in the central sanctuary occasionally. sale of his patrimony. Apart from their share of offerings, Levites may also make money from their personal property.
Deut. 18:9–11 abominable practices of those nations. See note on 12:2–3. burns his son or his daughter as an offering. See 12:31 and note.
Deut. 18:12 because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out. The destruction of the Canaanites was not an attack on innocent people. It was God’s judgment against serious sin (Gen. 15:16; see notes on Deut. 7:1–2; Josh. 6:17).
Deut. 18:15–19 On the voice of the Lord, see 5:23–28. a prophet like you. In the first century a.d., Jews expected a final prophet, whom NT writers identified as Jesus (Acts 3:22–24; 7:37; compare John 1:21).
Deut. 18:20–22 False prophets, whether speaking in God’s name or the name of other gods, are to be put to death (13:1–5). However, if a prophet’s words do come true, this does not automatically mean that person is God’s prophet (see 13:5 and note).
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