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Deuteronomy 32 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 32, 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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Deuteronomy 32 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
צוּר tsûwr H6697 8 cliff, compressed
עַם ʻam H5971 10 people, tribe
כַּעַס kaʻaç H3707 5 vexation
רָאָה râʼâh H7200 6 see
דָּבָר dâbâr H1697 6 word, matter
הַר har H2022 5 mountain, range
דּוֹר dôwr H1755 4 revolution, age

How preachers through history handled this text

28 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 32, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 10 Spurgeon 10 Alexander MacLaren 4 Jonathan Edwards 2 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“The idolatry and rebellions of Israel deserved, and the justice of God seemed to demand, that they should be rooted out. But He spared Israel, and continues them still to be living witnesses of the truth of the Bible, and to silence unbelievers. They are preserved for wise and holy purposes and the prophecies give us some idea what those purposes are. The Lord will never disgrace the throne of his glory. It is great wisdom, and will help much to the return of sinners to God, seriously to consider their latter end, or the future state. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 32:26–38 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Bashan — Deut 32:14
  • Gomorrah — Deut 32:32
  • Sodom — Deut 32:32
  • Jordan — Deut 32:47
  • Abarim — Deut 32:49
  • Canaan — Deut 32:49

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