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Deuteronomy 15 — Sermon Preparation
Every seventh year debts are cancelled and Hebrew slaves released; Israel is urged to lend generously even as the cancellation year approaches, and the firstborn of livestock belong to God. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 354 / 131
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶבְיוֹן | ʼebyôwn | H34 | 6 | destitute |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 8 | year, revolution |
| שְׁמִטָּה | shᵉmiṭṭâh | H8059 | 4 | remission, suspension of labor) |
| עָבַט | ʻâbaṭ | H5670 | 4 | pawn, lend |
| אָח | ʼâch | H251 | 7 | brother |
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 6 | kneel, bless |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 8 | give, put |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter Moses gives orders, I. Concerning the release of debts, every seventh year (ver. 1-6), with a caution that this should be no hindrance to charitable lending, ver. 7-11. II. Concerning the release of servants after seven years' service, ver. 12-18. III. Concerning the sanctification of the firstlings of cattle to God, ver. 19, &c. The Year of Release. (b. c. 1451.) 1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Deuteronomy 15:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 15:15
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