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Leviticus 8 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 3 Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“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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