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1 Kings 7 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

1 Kings 7 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אַמָּה ʼammâh H520 26 a mother, a cubit
עַמּוּד ʻammûwd H5982 22 column, standing
כֹתֶרֶת kôthereth H3805 15 capital of a column
מְכוֹנָה mᵉkôwnâh H4350 15 pedestal, spot
אֶחָד ʼechâd H259 17 united, one
שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim H8147 15 two, twofold
טוּר ṭûwr H2905 9 row, wall

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 John Wesley 1

“The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God's temple, where we must wait for the gifts of grace, in use of the means of grace. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 7:13–47 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Tyre — 1 Kgs 7:13
  • House of the Forest of Lebanon — 1 Kgs 7:2
  • Jordan — 1 Kgs 7:46
  • Succoth 1 — 1 Kgs 7:46
  • Zarethan — 1 Kgs 7:46

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