Passage Research
Deuteronomy 4 — Sermon Preparation
Moses urges Israel not to add to or subtract from the law, warns against idolatry with a reminder of Sinai, and sets apart three cities of refuge east of the Jordan. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 49
- verses
- 813 / 245
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁמַיִם | shâmayim | H8064 | 10 | sky, aloft |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 11 | hear, tell |
| חֹק | chôq | H2706 | 7 | enactment, appointment |
| תְּמוּנָה | tᵉmûwnâh | H8544 | 5 | portioned, fashioned |
| יַרְדֵּן | Yardên | H3383 | 7 | Jarden |
| גָּדוֹל | gâdôwl | H1419 | 8 | great, older |
| יָרַשׁ | yârash | H3423 | 7 | occupy, driving |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The power and love of God to Israel are here made the ground and reason of a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although there is much reference to their national covenant, yet all may be applied to those who live under the gospel. What are laws made for but to be observed and obeyed? Our obedience as individuals cannot merit salvation; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 4:1–23 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount Horeb— Deut 4:10
- Jordan— Deut 4:14
- Egypt— Deut 4:20
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