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Deuteronomy 25 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 25, 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 25 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אָח ʼâch H251 6 brother
יְבֵמֶת Yᵉbêmeth H2994 3 sister-in-law
נָכָה nâkâh H5221 5 strike
אֵיפָה ʼêyphâh H374 3 ephah, measure
יָבָם yâbâm H2993 2 brother-in-law
יָבַם yâbam H2992 2 marry
שֵׁם shêm H8034 4 appellation, honor

How preachers through history handled this text

11 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 5 John Wesley 1

“Here is, I. A law to moderate the scourging of malefactors, ver. 1-3. II. A law in favour of the ox that treads out the corn, ver. 4. III. For the disgracing of him that refused to marry his brother's widow, ver. 5-10. IV. For the punishment of an immodest woman, ver. 11, 12. V. For just weights and measures, ver. 13-16. VI. For the destroying of Amalek, ver. 17, &c. Stripes Not to Exceed Forty. (b. c. 1451.) 1 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Deuteronomy 25:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Amalek — Deut 25:17
  • Egypt — Deut 25:17

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