Alternate First Reading

Men weeding a field
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-15

The narrative of Exodus 16:2-15 is powerful and rich with homiletical possibilities. Divine testing, the [...]

Moses Striking the Rock
Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7

“Is the Lord among us or not?” (Exodus 17:7). What proof and signs can persuade [...]

Moses Striking the Rock
Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7

Exodus 17:1-7 is a narrative that shares much in common with the complaint narratives that [...]

Vineyard
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

The words of the Decalogue are for many so familiar [...]

Vineyard
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

The dramatic scene at Mt. Sinai signals the fulfillment of [...]

Ikat Robes
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14

The people behold the statue Aaron has poured and shaped from molten metal and declare, [...]

Ikat Robes
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14

The people’s idolatry in Exodus 32:1-14 is difficult to read just a week after the [...]

El Fasher Hospital
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12

When death separates us from the people we love, it [...]

El Fasher Hospital
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12

This poignant account of Moses’ death takes place at the [...]

Probus sol
Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23

The text of Exodus 33:12-23 is the culmination of a series of new revelations of [...]