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Deuteronomy 23 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 23, 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 23 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מַחֲנֶה machăneh H4264 7 encampment, army
קָהָל qâhâl H6951 6 assemblage
נָשַׁךְ nâshak H5391 4 strike, oppress
נֶשֶׁךְ neshek H5392 3 interest
חוּץ chûwts H2351 4 separate by a wall, outside
נָדַר nâdar H5087 3 promise
דָּרַשׁ dârash H1875 3 tread, frequent

How preachers through history handled this text

11 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender should share the gain; but to him that borrows for necessary food, pity must be showed. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 23:15–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Deut 23:4
  • Mesopotamia — Deut 23:4
  • Pethor — Deut 23:4

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