A prophet had to be an Israelite ‘from among their brothers’ (Deut. 18:15, 18); he spoke only in the name of Jehovah—‘in my name’ (Deut 18:20); he must be able to predict near future events (Deut. 18:21, 22). Further he might be asked to perform a miracle (Deut. 13:1 ff.). But even if he met all these requirements the supposed prophet had to honour the one LORD God of Israel and his message had to be conformable to previously authenticated revelation from God, specifically the Mosaic covenant-law