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Exodus 25 — Sermon Preparation
God asks for freewill offerings to build the tabernacle and gives detailed specifications for the ark, the table for the bread of the Presence, and the golden lampstand. Below is a research summary for Exodus 25, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 40
- verses
- 440 / 134
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 25 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| זָהָב | zâhâb | H2091 | 17 | gold, something gold-colored |
| קָנֶה | qâneh | H7070 | 12 | reed, erect |
| כַּפְתֹּר | kaphtôr | H3730 | 8 | chaplet, capital |
| טַבַּעַת | ṭabbaʻath | H2885 | 8 | seal, sunk |
| כַּפֹּרֶת | kappôreth | H3727 | 7 | lid, cover |
| טָהוֹר | ṭâhôwr | H2889 | 8 | pure |
| מְנוֹרָה | mᵉnôwrâh | H4501 | 7 | chandelier |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it, by the high priest; and above it appeared the visible glory, which was the symbol of the Divine presence. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 25:10–22 (Public Domain)
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