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Deuteronomy 9 — Sermon Preparation
Moses insists that Israel's victories come from God's judgment on Canaan, not their own righteousness, and rehearses their repeated rebellions including the golden calf incident. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 9 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לוּחַ | lûwach | H3871 | 7 | glisten, tablet |
| אַרְבָּעִים | ʼarbâʻîym | H705 | 8 | forty |
| יָרַשׁ | yârash | H3423 | 8 | occupy, driving |
| שָׁמַד | shâmad | H8045 | 6 | desolate |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 8 | people, tribe |
| מַהֵר | mahêr | H4118 | 4 | hurrying, in a hurry |
| הַר | har | H2022 | 6 | mountain, range |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The design of Moses in this chapter is to convince the people of Israel of their utter unworthiness to receive from God those great favours that were now to be conferred upon them, writing this, as it were, in capital letters at the head of their charter, "Not for your sake, be it known unto you," Ezek. xxxvi. 32. I. He assures them of victory over their enemies, ver. 1-3. II. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Deuteronomy 9:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jordan— Deut 9:1
- Egypt— Deut 9:12
- Kibroth-hattaavah— Deut 9:22
- Massah— Deut 9:22
- Taberah— Deut 9:22
- Kadesh-barnea— Deut 9:23
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