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Numbers 9 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Numbers 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Numbers 9 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
עָנָן ʻânân H6051 11 cloud, covering
פֶּסַח peçach H6453 9 pretermission, exemption
נָסַע nâçaʻ H5265 9 pull, start
מִשְׁכָּן mishkân H4908 7 residence, hut
פֶּה peh H6310 8 mouth, blowing
חָנָה chânâh H2583 6 incline, decline
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 7 Mosheh

How preachers through history handled this text

8 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“This cloud was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with Israel. Thus we are taught to see God always near us, both night and day. As long as the cloud rested on the tabernacle, so long they continued in the same place. There is no time lost, while we are waiting God's time. When the cloud was taken up, they removed, however comfortably they were encamped. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Numbers 9:15–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Num 9:1
  • Wilderness of Sinai — Num 9:1

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