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Exodus 13 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 13, 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

Exodus 13 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
פֶּטֶר peṭer H6363 5 fissure, firstling
מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim H4714 8 Mitsrajim
בְּכוֹר bᵉkôwr H1060 6 first-born, chief
יָצָא yâtsâʼ H3318 7 go, bring
פָּדָה pâdâh H6299 4 sever, ransom
חֹזֶק chôzeq H2392 3 power
עַמּוּד ʻammûwd H5982 4 column, standing

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

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

“The Lord went before them in a pillar, or appearance of the Divine Majesty. Christ was with the church in the wilderness, 1Co 10:9. Those whom God brings into a wilderness, he will not leave nor lose there, but will take care to lead them through it. It was great satisfaction to Moses and the pious Israelites, to be sure that they were under Divine guidance. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 13:21–35 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Ex 13:14
  • Red Sea 1 — Ex 13:18

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