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Isaiah 32 — Sermon Preparation
A king who reigns in righteousness is promised, complacent women are warned of coming desolation, and the Spirit's outpouring brings lasting peace. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 32, 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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- classic sermon excerpts
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Isaiah 32 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נָדִיב | nâdîyb | H5081 | 4 | voluntary, magnanimous |
| שַׁאֲנָן | shaʼănân | H7600 | 3 | secure, haughty |
| כַּרְמֶל | karmel | H3759 | 3 | field, produce |
| כִּילַי | kîylay | H3596 | 2 | niggardly |
| בָּטַח | bâṭach | H982 | 3 | hie, precipitately |
| צְדָקָה | tsᵉdâqâh | H6666 | 3 | rightness, rectitude |
| דָבַר | dâbar | H1696 | 4 | arrange, speak |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 32, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XXXII Christ's kingdom and its blessings, ver. 1-8. Careless women, shall be troubled, ver. 9-11. And the land laid waste, ver. 12-14. Until a restoration, ver. 16-20. 1. Behold - This seems to be a distinct prophecy from the former, and delivered before that which is related in the former chapters. The prophecies are not always set down in that order, in which the prophets delivered them. The foregoing prophecy was delivered, not in the time of Ahaz for he sent to the Assyrian, not the Egyptian, for help; …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 32:1–30 (Public Domain)
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