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Leviticus 9 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Leviticus 9, 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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Leviticus 9 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מִזְבֵּחַ mizbêach H4196 12 altar
עֹלָה ʻôlâh H5930 10 step, holocaust
אַהֲרוֹן ʼAhărôwn H175 10 Aharon
קָרַב qârab H7126 8 approach, bring near
חַטָּאָה chaṭṭâʼâh H2403 7 offence, penalty
עַם ʻam H5971 9 people, tribe
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 7 Mosheh

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on Leviticus 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“Aaron and his sons, having been solemnly consecrated to the priesthood, are in this chapter entering upon the execution of their office, the very next day after their consecration was completed. I. Moses (no doubt by direction from God) appoints a meeting between God and his priests, as the representatives of his people, ordering them to attend him, and assuring them that he would appear to them, ver. 1-7. II. The meeting is held according to the appointment. 1. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Leviticus 9:1–30 (Public Domain)

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