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Exodus 8 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Exodus 8, 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 8 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
פַּרְעֹה Parʻôh H6547 16 Paroh
צְפַרְדֵּעַ tsᵉphardêaʻ H6854 8 marsh-leaper, frog
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 13 Mosheh
עָרֹב ʻârôb H6157 7 mosquito
עַם ʻam H5971 14 people, tribe
זָבַח zâbach H2076 7 slaughter
עָתַר ʻâthar H6279 5 burn incense, intercede

How preachers through history handled this text

12 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 2 John Wesley 1

“Pharaoh was early at his false devotions to the river; and shall we be for more sleep and more slumber, when any service to the Lord is to be done? The Egyptians and the Hebrews were to be marked in the plague of flies. The Lord knows them that are his, and will make it appear, perhaps in this world, certainly in the other, that he has set them apart for himself. Pharaoh unwillingly entered into a treaty with Moses and Aaron. He is content they should sacrifice to their God, provided they would do it in the land of Egypt. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 8:20–35 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Nile — Ex 8:11
  • Egypt — Ex 8:16
  • Goshen 1 — Ex 8:22

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