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Exodus 34 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 34, 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
17
classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Exodus 34 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 15 Mosheh
לוּחַ lûwach H3871 7 glisten, tablet
הַר har H2022 8 mountain, range
דָבַר dâbar H1696 7 arrange, speak
רָאָה râʼâh H7200 7 see
סִינַי Çîynay H5514 4 Sinai
מַסְוֶה maçveh H4533 3 a veil

How preachers through history handled this text

17 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 34, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 6 Calvin 5 Alexander MacLaren 3 Spurgeon 2 John Wesley 1

“Once a week they must rest, even in ploughing time, and in harvest. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; even harvest work will prosper the better, for the religious observance of the sabbath day in harvest time. We must show that we prefer our communion with God, and our duty to him, before the business or the joy of harvest. Thrice a year they must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. Canaan was a desirable land, and the neighbouring nations were greedy; yet God says, They shall not desire it. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 34:18–27 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Ex 34:18
  • Mount Sinai — Ex 34:2

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