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Exodus 36 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 36, 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 36 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
קֶרֶשׁ qeresh H7175 22 slab, deck
יְרִיעָה yᵉrîyʻâh H3407 20 hanging, tremulous
אֶחָד ʼechâd H259 29 united, one
אֶדֶן ʼeden H134 12 basis
מִשְׁכָּן mishkân H4908 12 residence, hut
מְלָאכָה mᵉlâʼkâh H4399 10 deputyship, ministry
שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim H8147 12 two, twofold

How preachers through history handled this text

3 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 36, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 1 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“In this chapter, I. The work of the tabernacle is begun, ver. 1-4. II. A stop is put to the people's contributions, ver. 5-7. III. A particular account is given of the making of the tabernacle itself; the fine curtains of it, ver. 8-13. The coarse ones, ver. 14-19. The boards, ver. 20-30. The bars, ver. 31-34. The partition veil, ver. 35, 36. And the hanging for the door, ver. 37, &c. Appointment of Bezaleel and Aholiab. (b. c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 36:1–38 (Public Domain)

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