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Exodus 37 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 37, 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 37 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
זָהָב zâhâb H2091 20 gold, something gold-colored
קָנֶה qâneh H7070 12 reed, erect
טָהוֹר ṭâhôwr H2889 10 pure
אַמָּה ʼammâh H520 11 a mother, a cubit
כַּפְתֹּר kaphtôr H3730 8 chaplet, capital
טַבַּעַת ṭabbaʻath H2885 8 seal, sunk
שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim H8147 11 two, twofold

How preachers through history handled this text

3 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 37, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 1 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“Bezaleel and his workmen are still busy, making I. The ark with the mercy-seat and the cherubim, ver. 1-9. II. The table with its vessels, ver. 10-16. III. The candlestick with its appurtenances, ver. 17-24. IV. The golden altar for incense, ver. 25-28. V. The holy oil and incense, ver. 29. The particular appointment concerning each of which we had before the 25th and 30th chapters. The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. (b. c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 37:1–35 (Public Domain)

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