Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6
On the surface, Proverbs 9:1-6 reads as positive instruction for those seeking to live an [...]
First Reading
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8
Wilderness, rest, nourishment. These are the restoring practices that gave Elijah strength for the journey. [...]
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
The large narrative arc of Exodus through Judges describes the [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6
With Jeremiah it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to detect an intentional literary order (see also [...]
Commentary on Amos 7:7-15
Our text is part of what in scholarly discussion is called the “Book of Visions.” [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 2:1-5
Ezekiel seldom appears in lectionary readings and sermons. This prophetic voice sometimes seems to come [...]
Commentary on Lamentations 3:22-33
Lamentations is rarely read or sung in any American churches, [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-11
God’s two responses to Job don’t answer the questions Job asked in his long and [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 17:22-24
The exile looms large in the Old Testament, and for [...]
Commentary on Genesis 3:8-15
In an intriguing vignette that forms part of the creation narratives in Genesis 1-3, one [...]
