Passage Research
Deuteronomy 17 — Sermon Preparation
Blemished sacrifices are forbidden; complex cases go to a central court; when Israel eventually asks for a king, he must not accumulate horses, wives, or silver, and must copy the law for himself. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 17, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 368 / 134
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 17 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 9 | word, matter |
| מוּת | mûwth | H4191 | 6 | die, kill |
| עֵד | ʻêd | H5707 | 4 | witness, testimony |
| רַע | raʻ | H7451 | 5 | bad, evil |
| קֶרֶב | qereb | H7130 | 4 | nearest, center |
| רָבָה | râbâh | H7235 | 4 | increase |
| נָגַד | nâgad | H5046 | 4 | front, manifest |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 17, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“God himself was in a particular manner Israel's King; and if they set another over them, it was necessary that he should choose the person. Accordingly, when the people desired a king, they applied to Samuel, a prophet of the Lord. In all cases, God's choice, if we can but know it, should direct, determine, and overrule ours. Laws are given for the prince that should be elected. He must carefully avoid every thing that would turn him from God and religion. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 17:14–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 17:16
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