First Reading

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Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-5

Like much of Isaiah 1–39 (sometimes referred to as “First Isaiah”), our verses address a [...]

neon crown
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6

While the term “shepherds” is a particularly agricultural term to us today that we also [...]

Figure holding torch under large stone arch
Commentary on Malachi 4:1-2a

On August 28, 1963, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most [...]

Matthew 5:4
Commentary on Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18

Daniel 7 is a watershed in the book that begins [...]

Psalm 17:5 - Hikers walking on rocky trail
Commentary on Job 19:23-27a

“Prevail” by Jessica Romano   Those who are never accused Do not realize how it [...]

Luke 19:4
Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-18

Isaiah 1:10-18 is the central portion of a covenant lawsuit with which the book of [...]

birds flying past prairie grasses at sunset
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34

Jeremiah is a prophet whose words were focused primarily on [...]

Man on floor praying fervently
Commentary on Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22

Are there limits to God’s forgiveness? Is there a point [...]

woman holding sign saying
Commentary on Genesis 32:22-31

This beautiful story leaves its listeners hanging on every word. [...]

Man with hands outstretched in a field
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c

Commentators often focus on Naaman the Aramean as the main [...]