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Deuteronomy 20 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 20, 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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verses
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Hebrew words / lemmas
8
classic sermon excerpts
3
preachers & commentators

Deuteronomy 20 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מִלְחָמָה milchâmâh H4421 8 battle, engagement
עַם ʻam H5971 8 people, tribe
עִיר ʻîyr H5892 7 city, waking
שֹׁטֵר shôṭêr H7860 3 scribe, official superintendent
לֵבָב lêbâb H3824 4 heart
אֹיֵב ʼôyêb H341 4 hating, adversary
עֵץ ʻêts H6086 4 tree, wood

How preachers through history handled this text

8 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 20, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 4 Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“The Israelites are here directed about the nations on whom they made war. Let this show God's grace in dealing with sinners. He proclaims peace, and beseeches them to be reconciled. Let it also show us our duty in dealing with our brethren. Whoever are for war, we must be for peace. Of the cities given to Israel, none of their inhabitants must be left. Since it could not be expected that they should be cured of their idolatry, they would hurt Israel. These regulations are not the rules of our conduct, but Christ's law of love. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 20:10–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Deut 20:1

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