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Deuteronomy 7 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 3 Alexander MacLaren 2 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“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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