Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-5
This week’s texts (Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-9) provide a glimpse of [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Hosea 11:1-9
“Sorrow and love flow mingled down” from the lines of this poem.1 The poet draws [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 18:[17-19] 20-39
This passage is frequently titled “The Contest on Mount Carmel.”1 [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29
Precedents for the tragic story of a divided Israel were [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5; Psalm 150
Context, context, context! Just as location is all important for [...]
Commentary on Ruth 1:1-17
“Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9
A lot has happened with God, Moses, and Israel since [...]
Commentary on Exodus 1:8-14 [15—2:10]; 3:1-15
Tyranny emerges at times of transition and change; times in [...]
Commentary on Genesis 32:[9-13] 22-30
This episode of the Jacob story narrates the well-known wrestling [...]
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7
These two texts narrate the promise and the fulfillment of [...]