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Leviticus 1 — Sermon Preparation
Laws for the burnt offering are given — cattle, sheep, goats, or birds — covering the procedure for sacrifice at the altar. Below is a research summary for Leviticus 1, 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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Leviticus 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbêach | H4196 | 13 | altar |
| קָרַב | qârab | H7126 | 9 | approach, bring near |
| עֹלָה | ʻôlâh | H5930 | 8 | step, holocaust |
| כֹּהֵן | kôhên | H3548 | 9 | officiating, priest |
| קׇרְבָּן | qorbân | H7133 | 6 | brought near, present |
| אֵשׁ | ʼêsh | H784 | 5 | fire |
| קָטַר | qâṭar | H6999 | 4 | smoke, turn into fragrance by fire |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This book begins with the laws concerning sacrifices, of which the most ancient were the burnt-offerings, about which God gives Moses instructions in this chapter. Orders are here given how that sort of sacrifice must be managed. I. If it was a bullock out of the herd, ver. 3-9. II. If it was a sheep or goat, a lamb or kid, out of the flock, ver. 10-13. III. If it was a turtle-dove or a young pigeon, ver. 14-17. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Leviticus 1:1–30 (Public Domain)
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