Alternate First Reading

Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17

The last line of Job 2:1-10 (last week’s first reading, [...]

Commentary on Job 1:1; 2:1-10

During the month of October (Pentecost 18-21), we are treated to a rare opportunity–a run [...]

Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Esther is a strange and difficult book for several reasons, [...]

Commentary on Proverbs 31:10-31

Proverbs 31:10-31 is the famous poem celebrating the “capable wife.” [...]

Commentary on Proverbs 1:20-33

This is the first time that Wisdom, personified as a [...]

Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

Tradition assigns authorship of three biblical books to Solomon. The [...]

Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13

“What in the world is this doing in the Bible?” [...]

Commentary on 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11] 22-30, 41-43

Having been introduced to King [...]

Commentary on 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14

“What would you wish for if you could wish for [...]

Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

The long, violent conflict between David and Absalom has finally [...]