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Exodus 19 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 19, 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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Exodus 19 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
הַר har H2022 16 mountain, range
עַם ʻam H5971 18 people, tribe
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 14 Mosheh
סִינַי Çîynay H5514 6 Sinai
יָרַד yârad H3381 7 descend, go downwards
עָלָה ʻâlâh H5927 8 ascend, high
שְׁלִישִׁי shᵉlîyshîy H7992 4 third, third

How preachers through history handled this text

9 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 19, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 4 Matthew Henry 4 John Wesley 1

“Never was there such a sermon preached, before or since, as this which was preached to the church in the wilderness. It might be supposed that the terrors would have checked presumption and curiosity in the people; but the hard heart of an unawakened sinner can trifle with the most terrible threatenings and judgments. In drawing near to God, we must never forget his holiness and greatness, nor our own meanness and pollution. We cannot stand in judgment before him according to his righteous law. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 19:16–35 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Ex 19:1
  • Wilderness of Sinai — Ex 19:1
  • Mount Sinai — Ex 19:11
  • Rephidim — Ex 19:2

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