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Leviticus 23 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Leviticus 23, 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 23 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מִקְרָא miqrâʼ H4744 11 called, meeting
מְלָאכָה mᵉlâʼkâh H4399 11 deputyship, ministry
קֹדֶשׁ qôdesh H6944 12 sacred, sanctity
שַׁבָּת shabbâth H7676 9 intermission, Sabbath
חֹדֶשׁ chôdesh H2320 10 new, month
שֶׁבַע shebaʻ H7651 10 seven, full
שְׁבִיעִי shᵉbîyʻîy H7637 8 seventh

How preachers through history handled this text

11 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 6 Calvin 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“In the feast of Tabernacles there was a remembrance of their dwelling in tents, or booths, in the wilderness, as well as their fathers dwelling in tents in Canaan; to remind them of their origin and their deliverance. Christ's tabernacling on earth in human nature, might also be prefigured. And it represents the believer's life on earth: a stranger and pilgrim here below, his home and heart are above with his Saviour. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Leviticus 23:33–44 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Lev 23:43

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