Commentary on Genesis 21:8-21
This continuation of Genesis 21:1-7 describes the conflict in Abraham’s family caused by Isaac’s birth. [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-15 [21:1-7]
Last week we read about the wonderful promises God made [...]
Commentary on Genesis 12:1-9
What could God possibly do to counter the spread of sin that dominated the story [...]
Commentary on Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19
Like the charming tales in Kipling’s Jungle Book, the stories [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 18:20-21 [22-29] 30-39
1 Kings 18:20-40 contains one of the most memorable Elijah [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 18:20-21 [22-29] 30-39
450 v. 1 is truly no contest. Prophetic ministry in [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
The widow of Zarephath labors under a death sentence. This shapes her words and her [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
On the surface, 1 Kings 17:8-16 tells a familiar story of a prophet who performs [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 21:1-10 [11-14] 15-21a
“I don’t preach a social gospel; I preach the Gospel, [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a
These verses in First Kings have long captured the imagination [...]
