The posuk promises Bnei Yisroel that Hashem will always send prophets and leaders to guide them. The purpose for them is not to take the place of the various prophets and soothsayers who controlled the lives of the pagans. This is not a requirement in the life and goal of Bnei Yisroel. Our lives and destiny, all that we are to do and not to do, are regulated and satisfied by the Torah. The purpose of the prophet is not to consent to the advisability of our plans, nor to satisfy our desires by some knowledge hereby denied to ordinary…
