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Leviticus 22 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Leviticus 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Leviticus 22 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
קֹדֶשׁ qôdesh H6944 14 sacred, sanctity
אָכַל ʼâkal H398 14 eat
קָרַב qârab H7126 8 approach, bring near
קָדַשׁ qâdash H6942 6 be, make
טָמֵא ṭâmêʼ H2930 5 foul
רָצוֹן râtsôwn H7522 4 delight
חָלַל châlal H2490 4 bore, wound

How preachers through history handled this text

7 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 4 Matthew Henry 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 1. Loquutus est insuper Jehova ad Mosen, dicendo: 2. Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD. 2. Loquere ad Aharon, et filios ejus ut separent sese a sanctificationibus filiorum Israel et ne polluant nomen sanctitatis mese in his quae ipsi sanctificant mihi: ego Jehova. 3. …”

— Calvin, Harmony of the Law - Volume 2, on Leviticus 22:1–16 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Lev 22:33

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