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Deuteronomy 8 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 8, 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 8 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יָדַע yâdaʻ H3045 6 know, seeing
שָׁמַר shâmar H8104 5 hedge, guard
שָׁכַח shâkach H7911 4 mislay, be oblivious
מִצְוָה mitsvâh H4687 4 command, Law
אָבַד ʼâbad H6 4 wander, lose
אָכַל ʼâkal H398 5 eat
רָבָה râbâh H7235 4 increase

How preachers through history handled this text

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

Spurgeon 4 Calvin 3 Matthew Henry 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In this the believing poor have the advantage; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 8:10–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Deut 8:14

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