Passage Research
Deuteronomy 10 — Sermon Preparation
The second set of tablets is made, the ark is built, and Moses summarizes what God requires: to fear him, walk in his ways, love him, and keep his commands. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 324 / 139
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 10 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לוּחַ | lûwach | H3871 | 7 | glisten, tablet |
| רִאשׁוֹן | riʼshôwn | H7223 | 5 | first |
| אָרוֹן | ʼârôwn | H727 | 5 | box |
| הַר | har | H2022 | 5 | mountain, range |
| אָהַב | ʼâhab | H157 | 4 | have affection |
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3372 | 4 | fear, revere |
| שָׁמַיִם | shâmayim | H8064 | 4 | sky, aloft |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 10:12–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 10:19
- Beeroth Bene-jaakan— Deut 10:6
- Moseroth— Deut 10:6
- Hor-haggidgad— Deut 10:7
- Jotbathah— Deut 10:7
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