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Ezra 8 — Sermon Preparation
The genealogy of those who returned with Ezra is listed; they fast and pray for protection before departing, carrying significant gifts for the temple. Below is a research summary for Ezra 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 36
- verses
- 463 / 204
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Ezra 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| זָכָר | zâkâr | H2145 | 12 | remembered, male |
| מֵאָה | mêʼâh | H3967 | 10 | hundred |
| זָהָב | zâhâb | H2091 | 7 | gold, something gold-colored |
| כְּלִי | kᵉlîy | H3627 | 6 | prepared, apparatus |
| עָשָׂר | ʻâsâr | H6240 | 6 | ten, -teen |
| כֶּסֶף | keçeph | H3701 | 6 | silver, pale |
| שָׁקַל | shâqal | H8254 | 4 | suspend, poise |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Ezra 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Ezra 8:1–20 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylonia— Ezra 8:1
- Ahava— Ezra 8:15
- Casiphia— Ezra 8:17
- Jerusalem— Ezra 8:17
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