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Joshua 10 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Joshua 10, 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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verses
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Hebrew words / lemmas
10
classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Joshua 10 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ H3091 29 Jehoshua
נָכָה nâkâh H5221 14 strike
לָכִישׁ Lâkîysh H3923 8 Lakish
מַקֵּדָה Maqqêdâh H4719 7 Makkedah
גִּבְעוֹן Gibʻôwn H1391 8 Gibon
מְעָרָה mᵉʻârâh H4631 8 cavern
לָחַם lâcham H3898 9 feed on, consume

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 Calvin 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve our opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and other abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us how great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brought upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the enemies of the Lord Jesus, who, having slighted the riches of his grace, must for ever feel the weight of his wrath. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Joshua 10:28–43 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Ai 1 — Josh 10:1
  • Gibeon — Josh 10:1
  • Jericho 1 — Josh 10:1
  • Jerusalem — Josh 10:1
  • Azekah — Josh 10:10
  • Beth-horon — Josh 10:10

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