Deuteronomy 18:5

⁵ For Jehovah thy God has chosen him out of all thy tribes^◦, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons all the days.

Thanks to the Kempton Project for the permission to use this New Church translation of the Word.

Explanation of Deuteronomy 18

Napsal(a) Alexander Payne

Verses 1-2. Impulses to good are not derived from the man himself.

Verses 3-5. How they communicate with the rest of the mind.

Verses 6-8. How the impulses to good in the external mind are elevated by looking to the Divine Humanity.

Verses 9-14. Caution to keep the heavenly life clear from what proceeds from the evils of the unregenerate heart.

Verses 15-22. A development of truth suited to its progress will be given in each state of the soul.