Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10
As we prepare to preach on Jeremiah 1:4-10, we need to decide from which perspective [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7
The lectionary text found in Isaiah 5:1-7 presents the preacher with an opportunity to preach [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
This week’s reading from the book of Isaiah invites us [...]
Commentary on Hosea 11:1-11
God’s identity as “Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, [...]
Commentary on Hosea 1:2-10
The book of Hosea begins with a shocking command to the prophet, “Take a wife [...]
Commentary on Amos 8:1-12
Amos describes a basket of summer fruit shown to him by God. This visual image [...]
Commentary on Amos 7:7-17
Amos 7:7-9 describes the third in a series of four visions. After the first and [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-14
The text for this week is populated by an unusual number of characters, the effect [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Two prophets journey together to the Jordan: the hard-bitten spiritual [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a
The account of Elijah’s flight to Horeb follows on the [...]