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Deuteronomy 13 — Sermon Preparation

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
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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.

Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 4 John Wesley 1

“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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