Commentary on Genesis 45:1-15
Old Testament stories generally don’t describe the characters’ feelings, which is part of the artistry [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
The text begins with Jacob, but quickly moves to focus [...]
Commentary on Genesis 32:22-31
Preachers face a temptation to emphasize everything good about the [...]
Commentary on Genesis 29:15-28
This story in Jacob’s life includes themes of romantic love, [...]
Commentary on Genesis 28:10-19a
This story both reveals God’s grace to someone who doesn’t [...]
Commentary on Genesis 25:19-34
Isaac and Rebekah go 20 years without a child (Genesis [...]
Commentary on Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
God is with people not only at mountaintop moments, but [...]
Commentary on Genesis 22:1-14
The fourth and final lectionary reading, Genesis 22:1–14, in the Abraham saga is preceded by [...]
Commentary on Genesis 21:8-21
In the third segment of our lectionary’s focus on the Abrahamic covenant—beginning with God’s promise [...]
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-15 [21:1-7]
Following last week’s reading where God appeared to Abraham (previously [...]