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Leviticus 25 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Leviticus 25, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

55
verses
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Hebrew words / lemmas
14
classic sermon excerpts
4
preachers & commentators

Leviticus 25 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
שָׁנֶה shâneh H8141 37 year, revolution
יוֹבֵל yôwbêl H3104 14 blast, continuous
אֲחֻזָּה ʼăchuzzâh H272 13 seized, possession
מָכַר mâkar H4376 13 sell, surrender
גְּאֻלָּה gᵉʼullâh H1353 9 redemption, relationship
תְּבוּאָה tᵉbûwʼâh H8393 9 income, produce
גָּאַל gâʼal H1350 10 redeem, be the next of kin

How preachers through history handled this text

14 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 6 Calvin 4 Alexander MacLaren 3 John Wesley 1

“A native Israelite, if sold for debt, or for a crime, was to serve but six years, and to go out the seventh. If he sold himself, through poverty, both his work and his usage must be such as were fitting for a son of Abraham. Masters are required to give to their servants that which is just and equal, Col 4:1. At the year of jubilee the servant should go out free, he and his children, and should return to his own family. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Leviticus 25:39–55 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Sinai — Lev 25:1
  • Canaan — Lev 25:38
  • Egypt — Lev 25:38

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