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Exodus 27 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 27, 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 27 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth H5178 10 copper, coin
עַמּוּד ʻammûwd H5982 9 column, standing
אַמָּה ʼammâh H520 10 a mother, a cubit
אֶדֶן ʼeden H134 8 basis
חָצֵר châtsêr H2691 8 yard, hamlet
קֶלַע qelaʻ H7050 5 sling, screen
פֵּאָה pêʼâh H6285 5 mouth, direction

How preachers through history handled this text

7 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 27, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Calvin 2 John Wesley 1

“In this chapter directions are given, I. Concerning the brazen altar for burnt-offerings, ver. 1-8. II. Concerning the court of the tabernacle, with the hangings of it, ver. 9-19. III. Concerning oil for the lamp, ver. 20, 21. The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. (b. c. 1491.) 1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 27:1–35 (Public Domain)

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