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Exodus 35 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 35, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

35
verses
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Hebrew words / lemmas
10
classic sermon excerpts
4
preachers & commentators

Exodus 35 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מְלָאכָה mᵉlâʼkâh H4399 9 deputyship, ministry
לֵב lêb H3820 9 heart, feelings
שֶׁמֶן shemen H8081 6 grease, richness
תְּרוּמָה tᵉrûwmâh H8641 5 present, up
מָאוֹר mâʼôwr H3974 4 luminous, luminary
אַרְגָּמָן ʼargâmân H713 4 purple
שָׁנִי shânîy H8144 4 crimson

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 35, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 Calvin 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“The tabernacle was to be dedicated to the honour of God, and used in his service; and therefore what was brought for it, was an offering to the Lord. The rule is, Whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring. All that were skilful must work. God dispenses his gifts; and as every man hath received, so he must minister, 1Pe 4:10. Those that were rich, must bring in materials to work on; those that were skilful, must serve the tabernacle with their skill: as they needed one another, so the tabernacle needed them both, 1Co 12:7-21.”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 35:4–19 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Holy Place 1 — Ex 35:19

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