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Ezra 4 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Ezra 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 24
- verses
- 403 / 178
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Ezra 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קִרְיָא | qiryâʼ | H7149 | 9 | |
| שְׁאָר | shᵉʼâr | H7605 | 7 | remainder |
| עֲבַר | ʻăbar | H5675 | 5 | |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא | ʼArtachshashtâʼ | H783 | 5 | Artachshasta |
| נְהַר | nᵉhar | H5103 | 5 | river, Euphrates |
| טְעֵם | ṭᵉʻêm | H2942 | 5 | flavor, judgment |
| יְרוּשָׁלֵם | Yᵉrûwshâlêm | H3390 | 5 |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Ezra 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But where the command of God requires one thing and the law of the land another, we must obey God rather than man, and patiently submit to the consequences. All who love the gospel should avoid all appearance of evil, lest they should encourage the adversaries of the church. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Ezra 4:6–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Beyond the River — Ezra 4:10
- Samaria 1 — Ezra 4:10
- Babylon 1 — Ezra 4:12
- Jerusalem — Ezra 4:12
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