Deuteronomy 18:9 says, 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. Moses said that when the people of Israel came into the Promised Land that they were not to learn to follow after the abominations of the people there. When we accept Jseus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we should not follow the abominations of the world either. Verse ten adds, There shall not be found among you any one that maketh 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, Verse eleven adds, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. Moses then listed several practices that they were not to follow, and many of these are still around today. Some Christians at times get caught up in them. We don't need to follow horoscopes or Zodiac signs for example. Verse twelve concludes, 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. Just as Moses told the people of Israel then, these things are an abomination to God, and because of these abominations He drove the people out of the land before them. When we enter the kingdom of God, He has already driven all these things out of His kingdom, and we don't need to bring them back in. Verse thirteen declares, Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. I believe this means to be perfect in their faith, just as we should be, because we cannot be perfect by our own ability. Verse fourteen adds, For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. Moses said that the nations that had been in the land had observed times and diviners, but God had not allowed the people of Israel to do so. He still doesn't allow us a followers of Christ to do so today. Verse fifteen continues, The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; Moses said God would raise up a Prophet like Him, and the people were to listen to him. We know that God raised up many prophets after Moses, but the one Prophet that this refers to ultimately is Jesus Christ. He is the only One Who can restore us to right relationship with God, and we must listen to and obey Him. Verse sixteen concludes, According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in 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. Moses said this Prophet would not speak with a booming voice out of the fire, as they had requested at Mt. Horeb, or Sinai, because they said they could not stand before this powerful display. The Prophet, Jesus Christ, came as a humble Servant, and it is up to us to acknowledge Him as the all powerful God.
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