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Leviticus 3 — Sermon Preparation
The peace offering from cattle, sheep, or goats is specified, with the fat and blood reserved for God and never to be eaten. Below is a research summary for Leviticus 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 249 / 61
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Leviticus 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֶלֶב | cheleb | H2459 | 12 | fat, richest |
| קָרַב | qârab | H7126 | 9 | approach, bring near |
| קׇרְבָּן | qorbân | H7133 | 7 | brought near, present |
| כִּלְיָה | kilyâh | H3629 | 6 | kidney, organ |
| קֶרֶב | qereb | H7130 | 6 | nearest, center |
| מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbêach | H4196 | 6 | altar |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H801 | 6 | burnt-offering, sacrifice |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have the law concerning the peace-offerings, whether they were, I. Of the heard, a bullock or a heifer, ver. 1-5. Or, II. Of the flock, either a lamb (ver. 6-11) or a goat, ver. 12-17. The ordinances concerning each of these are much the same, yet they are repeated, to show the care we ought to take that all our services be done according to the appointment and the pleasure God takes in the services that are so performed. It is likewise to intimate what need we have of precept upon precept, and line upon line. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Leviticus 3:1–30 (Public Domain)
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