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Exodus 5 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 5, 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
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Exodus 5 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
תֶּבֶן teben H8401 8 material, refuse haum
פַּרְעֹה Parʻôh H6547 10 Paroh
עַם ʻam H5971 12 people, tribe
לְבֵנָה lᵉbênâh H3843 5 brick
שֹׁטֵר shôṭêr H7860 5 scribe, official superintendent
יָלַךְ yâlak H3212 7 walk, carry
נָגַשׂ nâgas H5065 4 drive, tax

How preachers through history handled this text

7 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 3 Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“Moses and Aaron are here dealing with Pharaoh, to get leave of him to go and worship in the wilderness. I. They demand leave in the name of God (ver. 1), and he answers their demand with a defiance of God, ver. 2. II. They beg leave in the name of Israel (ver. 3), and he answers their request with further orders to oppress Israel, ver. 4-9. These cruel orders were, 1. Executed by the task-masters, ver. 10-14. 2. Complained of to Pharaoh, but in vain, ver. 15-19. 3. Complained of by the people to Moses ver. 20, 21), and by him to God, ver. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 5:1–35 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Ex 5:12

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