Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-9
Isaiah 55:1-9 comprises most of the final hymn of the exilic portion of Isaiah (chapters [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
We usually describe Abram’s main problem in this passage as [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11
This lectionary reading shows how the people of God understand [...]
Commentary on Exodus 34:29-35
When Moses comes down from meeting with God on Mount Sinai, the text repeatedly notes [...]
Commentary on Genesis 45:3-11, 15
Siblings fight. In the book of Genesis, the violence can [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 17:5-10
This passage goes to the heart of biblical teaching, standing [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8 [9-13]
This is a word from the divine in a crisis, [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10
Jeremiah can join hands across the centuries with Malala and Greta as those who started [...]
Commentary on Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
The reconstituted people of Israel came together on a holy [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5
The opening verses of Isaiah 62 contain a hope of a land fully embraced and [...]