Passage Research
Exodus 23 — Sermon Preparation
Laws require honest judgment and Sabbath rest; the three pilgrimage festivals are established; and God promises an angel to lead Israel into Canaan. Below is a research summary for Exodus 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 33
- verses
- 398 / 193
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גָּרַשׁ | gârash | H1644 | 4 | drive out, expatriate |
| חַג | chag | H2282 | 4 | festival, victim |
| גֵּר | gêr | H1616 | 4 | guest, foreigner |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 5 | year, revolution |
| מַעֲשֶׂה | maʻăseh | H4639 | 4 | action, transaction |
| שָׂדֶה | sâdeh | H7704 | 4 | field |
| שָׁמַר | shâmar | H8104 | 4 | hedge, guard |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this promise is, that they be obedient to this angel whom God would send before them. Christ is the Angel of Jehovah; this is plainly taught by St. Paul, 1Co 10:9. They should have a comfortable settlement in the land of Canaan. How reasonable are the conditions of this promise; that they should serve the only true God; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 23:20–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Ex 23:15
- Euphrates— Ex 23:31
- Great Sea— Ex 23:31
- Red Sea 2— Ex 23:31
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