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Deuteronomy 18 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 18, 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Deuteronomy 18 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
דָבַר dâbar H1696 11 arrange, speak
נָבִיא nâbîyʼ H5030 6 prophet, inspired man
שֵׁם shêm H8034 6 appellation, honor
דָּבָר dâbâr H1697 6 word, matter
נַחֲלָה nachălâh H5159 4 inherited, occupancy
חֵלֶק chêleq H2506 3 smoothness, allotment
נָתַן nâthan H5414 5 give, put

How preachers through history handled this text

12 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 4 Matthew Henry 4 Alexander MacLaren 2 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“It is here promised concerning Christ, that there should come a Prophet, great above all the prophets; by whom God would make known himself and his will to the children of men, more fully and clearly than he had ever done before. He is the Light of the world, Joh 8:12. He is the World by whom God speaks to us, Joh 1:1; Heb 1:2. In his birth he should be one of their nation. In his resurrection he should be raised up at Jerusalem, and from thence his doctrine should go forth to all the world. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 18:15–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Horeb — Deut 18:16

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