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Deuteronomy 34 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 34, 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 34 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 9 Mosheh
מוֹאָב Môwʼâb H4124 4 Moab
בֵּית פְּעוֹר Bêyth Pᵉʻôwr H1047 2 Beth-Peor
עַיִן ʻayin H5869 3 eye, fountain
יְרִיחוֹ Yᵉrîychôw H3405 2 Jericho, Jerecho
עֲרָבָה ʻărâbâh H6160 2 desert
עֶבֶד ʻebed H5650 2 servant

How preachers through history handled this text

8 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 34, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

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

“Moses brought Israel to the borders of Canaan, and then died and left them. This signifies that the law made nothing perfect, Heb 7:19 It brings men into a wilderness of conviction, but not into the Canaan of rest and settled peace. That honour was reserved for Joshua, our Lord Jesus, of whom Joshua was a type, (and the name is the same,) to do that for us which the law could not do, Ro 8:3. Through him we enter into the spiritual rest of conscience, and eternal rest in heaven. Moses was greater than any other prophet of the Old Testament. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 34:9–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Gilead 1 — Deut 34:1
  • Jericho 1 — Deut 34:1
  • Moab 2 — Deut 34:1
  • Mount Nebo — Deut 34:1
  • Pisgah — Deut 34:1
  • Egypt — Deut 34:11

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