Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
In order to understand Isaiah 60:1–6 in its postexilic context, it is crucial to understand [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 61:10—62:3
An enduring challenge for preaching prophetic literature in the Advent [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
At first glance, the lectionary’s juxtaposition of this text—God’s promise [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
“Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11
This lection vibrates with the infectious energy of change. Brooking neither argument nor hesitation, a [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
“Beauty” is a word in the English language that gets used a lot to talk [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
Isaiah 62:6–12 is a text written in the wake of military and societal defeat. Even [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
A royal birth heralds liberation. This new beginning marks an end to domination and war. [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 64:1-9
We are, all of us, impure, rags soaked in blood (Isaiah 64:6).1 We are, all of [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
The Revised Common Lectionary has selected two handfuls of verses [...]
