Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5
Whenever I teach Hebrew language, I always give students Genesis 1:1-6 to read before they [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Jonah, the book, is a great story with fantastical imagery, from a great fish swallowing [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:15-20
For the last two Sundays, the Hebrew lectionary texts have [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 40:21-31
Every pastor has observed a person coming to faith for the first time, whether a [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-12
Second Kings 2 begins with one of the most dramatic openings in the scriptures; casually [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20]
Have you ever thought you heard someone call your name [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Joel is a particularly timeless text. There are insufficient contextual [...]
Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17
God’s words to Noah and his sons in Genesis 9:9-10 are reasonably translated: “As for [...]
Commentary on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Genesis is a book about beginning: the beginning of humankind, [...]
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-17
The Decalogue was God’s direct address to Israel: “God spoke all these words” (“words,” not [...]
