Passage Research
Deuteronomy 13 — Sermon Preparation
Three cases of enticement to idolatry are addressed — a prophet, a family member, or an entire city — each treated as a capital offense to protect Israel's loyalty to God. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 19
- verses
- 328 / 133
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 13 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קֶרֶב | qereb | H7130 | 5 | nearest, center |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 6 | hear, tell |
| יָלַךְ | yâlak | H3212 | 5 | walk, carry |
| חָלַם | châlam | H2492 | 3 | bind firmly, be |
| עָבַד | ʻâbad | H5647 | 4 | work, serve |
| נָדַח | nâdach | H5080 | 3 | off |
| חֲלוֹם | chălôwm | H2472 | 3 | dream |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Moses is still upon that necessary subject concerning the peril of idolatry. In the close of the foregoing chapter he had cautioned them against the peril that might arise from their predecessors the Canaanites. In this chapter he cautions them against the rise of idolatry from among themselves; they must take heed lest any should draw them to idolatry, I. By the pretence of prophecy, ver. 1-5. II. By the pretence of friendship and relation, ver. 6-11. III. By the pretence of numbers, ver. 12-18. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Deuteronomy 13:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 13:10
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