Introduction
Moses reminds the Israelites of the duties and responsibilities of Levites, priests and prophets.
Questions
1. The people gave parts of their sacrifices for the priests to eat. What other things were they instructed to supply for them?
v 4 You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.
2. What warning were the Israelites to remember when they came into the land which God was giving them?
v 9 When you have come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.
3. What did Moses say would happen to a false prophet?
v 20 But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die."
Summary Points
- v 1 to 8 The tribe of Levi will have no tribal inheritance in the promised land. Instead they are to be given selected parts of sacrificial animals and the first produce from the harvests
- v 9 to 14 No one may be a fortune teller or a medium or practise magical arts
v 15 to 22 God promises to send a special prophet whom the people will listen to. The test of a true prophet will be whether his short-term predictions come true or not