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Leviticus 8 — Sermon Preparation
Moses carries out the ordination of Aaron and his sons — washing, robing, anointing, and offering sacrifices — and they remain at the tabernacle entrance for seven days. Below is a research summary for Leviticus 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 36
- verses
- 570 / 140
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Leviticus 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 25 | Mosheh |
| אַהֲרוֹן | ʼAhărôwn | H175 | 15 | Aharon |
| מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbêach | H4196 | 11 | altar |
| צָוָה | tsâvâh | H6680 | 11 | constitute, enjoin |
| אַיִל | ʼayil | H352 | 9 | strength, strong |
| לָקַח | lâqach | H3947 | 10 | take |
| יְמָנִי | yᵉmânîy | H3233 | 6 | right |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This chapter gives us an account of the solemn consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office. I. It was done publicly, and the congregation was called together to be witnesses of it, ver. 1-4. II. It was done exactly according to God's appointment, ver. 5. 1. They were washed and dressed, ver. 6-9, 13. 2. The tabernacle and the utensils of it were anointed, and then the priests, ver. 10-12. 3. A sin-offering was offered for them, ver. 14-17. 4. A burnt-offering, ver. 18-21. 5. The ram of consecration, ver. 22-30. 6. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Leviticus 8:1–36 (Public Domain)
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