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Ezekiel 8 — Sermon Preparation
In a vision, Ezekiel is transported to Jerusalem and witnesses four scenes of escalating idolatry within the temple. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 18
- verses
- 319 / 134
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 13 | see |
| תּוֹעֵבַה | tôwʻêbah | H8441 | 6 | disgusting, abhorrence |
| צָפוֹן | tsâphôwn | H6828 | 5 | hidden, dark |
| פֶּתַח | pethach | H6607 | 5 | opening, door |
| אָדָם | ʼâdâm | H120 | 6 | ruddy, human being |
| קִיר | qîyr | H7023 | 4 | wall, trench |
| מַרְאֶה | marʼeh | H4758 | 4 | view, appearance |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE singularity of the Vision of this chapter renders it worthy of special notice. It illustrates very strikingly the difference between the worship of Judaism and of the Gospel. The contrast is so remarkable, that every inference from it respecting Christian obligation must be most indirect. These "visions of God" occurred to the Prophet in the place of his captivity. Jerusalem and its temple, and its chambers of imagery, are all brought rapidly before his mind. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 2, on Ezekiel 8:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Ezek 8:3
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