Commentary on Joshua 3:7-17
In the first chapter of the book of Joshua, the title character is exhorted four [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
The closing address in the book of Joshua is a [...]
Commentary on Judges 4:1-7
These seven verses are an introduction to the larger story of Deborah, Barak, and Sisera, [...]
Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23
Can one bargain with God? According to the narrative in Exodus 33:12-23, the answer is [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Deuteronomy 34 recounts a major transitional period in biblical Israel’s [...]
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14
The book of Exodus follows the journey of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to [...]
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
What does it mean to belong to a community? Does [...]
Commentary on Exodus 3:1-15
Exodus 3 is simultaneously one of the best-known and most theologically confusing passages in all [...]
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-14
These verses detail how and when to hold the sacrificial meal popularly known as “Passover.” [...]
Commentary on Exodus 14:19-31
This text describes one of the Bible’s strangest military engagements. To the fight, Pharaoh brings [...]