Commentary on Genesis 21:8-21
For some time now, I have wondered why the editors of Genesis give Hagar and [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Genesis 22:1-14
What do we do with this text? It’s horrifying—that Abraham would plan to kill his [...]
Commentary on Judges 4:1-7
Deborah is among the most prestigious female leaders in the Old Testament and her exemplary [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11] 22-30, 41-43
Like last week’s reading from [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
The Old Testament readings for this week and next week [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
The tension of this text begins with the enigmatic order [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26—12:13a
Judgment rings out loud and clear in God’s displeasure, in [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
Chapter 17 of 1 Kings begins a series of stories about the prophet Elijah and [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:1-7
The narrator of 2 Samuel 23:1-7 tells us that these verses contain “the last words [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:4-20
Hannah: The woman who gives voice to suffering When we think about the individuals in [...]