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Joshua 22 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Joshua 22, 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
- 688 / 172
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Joshua 22 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רְאוּבֵן | Rᵉʼûwbên | H7205 | 12 | Reuben |
| גָּד | Gâd | H1410 | 12 | Gad |
| מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbêach | H4196 | 12 | altar |
| מְנַשֶּׁה | Mᵉnashsheh | H4519 | 10 | Menashsheh |
| חֵצִי | chêtsîy | H2677 | 9 | half, middle |
| שֵׁבֶט | shêbeṭ | H7626 | 7 | scion, stick |
| מָרַד | mârad | H4775 | 5 | rebel |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here is the care of the separated tribes to keep their hold of Canaan's religion. At first sight it seemed a design to set up an altar against the altar at Shiloh. God is jealous for his own institutions; we should be so too, and afraid of every thing that looks like, or leads to idolatry. Corruptions in religion are best dealt with at first. But their prudence in following up this zealous resolution is no less commendable. Many an unhappy strife would be prevented, or soon made up, by inquiries into the matter of the offence. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Joshua 22:10–20 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Canaan — Josh 22:10
- Geliloth — Josh 22:10
- Jordan — Josh 22:10
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