(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Deuteronomy 13:1–5, “If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.”
The Lord will never give a private prophecy that contradicts His written word because He is completely consistent in every way (compare Malachi 3:6, “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” and Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”) The first commandment form the basis of Israel’s relationship with the Lord God, (Exodus 20:2–3, “I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”) therefore, if a person calls others to follow another god then that person is implying that the Lord God is not consistent. So, even if that person has a great reputation, Israel were not to follow that person or the other god at all. In those days a person who broke the Ten Commandments was to be put to death so the penalty for a, so called prophet or dreamer, was death. Even though the prophet was able to perform great miracles they had to listen to his message rather than be led astray by the miracle.
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