Deuteronomy 18:21 meaning and explanation

You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?”

Deuteronomy 18:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is speaking to Israel on the plains of Moab, preparing a people who will live without his direct guidance. Verses 15 to 20 promise a coming prophet like Moses and warn that false prophets must die, so the people naturally wonder how to tell the two apart.

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