Passage Research
Deuteronomy 7 — Sermon Preparation
Israel is commanded to destroy the seven Canaanite nations, make no treaties or intermarriages with them, and tear down their altars; obedience is promised to bring prosperity. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 26
- verses
- 412 / 164
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 7 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 8 | people, tribe |
| שָׁמַר | shâmar | H8104 | 6 | hedge, guard |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 7 | give, put |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 4 | nation, a Gentile |
| שָׁמַד | shâmad | H8045 | 3 | desolate |
| שָׂנֵא | sânêʼ | H8130 | 3 | hate |
| אָבַד | ʼâbad | H6 | 3 | wander, lose |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We are in danger of having fellowship with the works of darkness if we take pleasure in fellowship with those who do such works. Whatever brings us into a snare, brings us under a curse. Let us be constant to our duty, and we cannot question the constancy of God's mercy. Diseases are God's servants; they go where he sends them, and do what he bids them. It is therefore good for the health of our bodies, thoroughly to mortify the sin of our souls; which is our rule of duty. Yet sin is never totally destroyed in this world; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 7:12–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 7:15
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