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Joshua 23 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Joshua 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
- 299 / 111
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Joshua 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 7 | nation, a Gentile |
| טוֹב | ṭôwb | H2896 | 5 | good |
| יָרַשׁ | yârash | H3423 | 4 | occupy, driving |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 5 | word, matter |
| שָׁאַר | shâʼar | H7604 | 3 | swell, be |
| דָבַר | dâbar | H1696 | 4 | arrange, speak |
| זָקֵן | zâqên | H2204 | 3 | old |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Would we cleave to the Lord, we must always stand upon our guard, for many a soul is lost through carelessness. Love the Lord your God, and you will not leave him. Has God been thus true to you? Be not you false to him. He is faithful that has promised, Heb 10:23. The experience of every Christian witnesses the same truth. Conflicts may have been severe and long, trials great and many; but at the last he will acknowledge that goodness and mercy followed him all the days of his life. Joshua states the fatal consequences of going back; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Joshua 23:11–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Great Sea — Josh 23:4
- Jordan — Josh 23:4
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