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Exodus 24 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 24, 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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preachers & commentators

Exodus 24 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 14 Mosheh
הַר har H2022 9 mountain, range
עָלָה ʻâlâh H5927 8 ascend, high
עָנָן ʻânân H6051 4 cloud, covering
דָּם dâm H1818 4 blood, juice
דָּבָר dâbâr H1697 5 word, matter
עַם ʻam H5971 5 people, tribe

How preachers through history handled this text

7 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Calvin 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“A cloud covered the mount six days; a token of God's special presence there. Moses was sure that he who called him up would protect him. Even those glorious attributes of God which are most terrible to the wicked, the saints with humble reverence rejoice in. And through faith in the atoning Sacrifice, we hope for greater honour than Moses ever enjoyed on earth. Now we see through a glass darkly, but when he shall appear, then face to face. This vision of God will continue with equal, if not increasing brightness of joy; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 24:12–35 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Sinai — Ex 24:16

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