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Leviticus 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Leviticus 2, 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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preachers & commentators

Leviticus 2 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מִנְחָה minchâh H4503 15 donation, tribute
שֶׁמֶן shemen H8081 9 grease, richness
קׇרְבָּן qorbân H7133 8 brought near, present
קָרַב qârab H7126 8 approach, bring near
סֹלֶת çôleth H5560 5 flour
לְבוֹנָה lᵉbôwnâh H3828 4 frankincense, whiteness
אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh H801 6 burnt-offering, sacrifice

How preachers through history handled this text

6 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“In this chapter we have the law concerning the meat-offering. I. The matter of it; whether of raw flour with oil and incense (ver. 1), or baked in the oven (ver. 4), or upon a plate (ver. 5, 6), or in a frying pan, ver. 7. II. The management of it, of the flour (ver. 2, 3), of the cakes, ver. 8-10. III. Some particular rules concerning it, That leaven and honey must never be admitted (ver. 11, 12), and salt never omitted in the meat-offering, ver. 13. IV. The law concerning the offering of firstfruits in the ear, ver. 14, &c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Leviticus 2:1–30 (Public Domain)

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