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Deuteronomy 11 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 11, 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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Deuteronomy 11 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יָרַשׁ yârash H3423 9 occupy, driving
נָתַן nâthan H5414 11 give, put
מִצְוָה mitsvâh H4687 6 command, Law
שָׁמַר shâmar H8104 6 hedge, guard
צָוָה tsâvâh H6680 5 constitute, enjoin
קְלָלָה qᵉlâlâh H7045 3 vilification
מָטַר mâṭar H4306 3 rain

How preachers through history handled this text

11 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 Calvin 3 Spurgeon 2 John Wesley 1

“Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, according as they did or did not keep God's commandment. Sin tends to shorten the days of all men, and to shorten the days of a people's prosperity. God will bless them with an abundance of all good things, if they would love him and serve him. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is; but the favour of God shall put gladness into the heart, more than the increase of corn, and wine, and oil. Revolt from God to idols would certainly be their ruin. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 11:8–17 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Deut 11:10
  • Jordan — Deut 11:11
  • Euphrates — Deut 11:24
  • Great Sea — Deut 11:24
  • Lebanon — Deut 11:24
  • Mount Ebal — Deut 11:29

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