Commentary on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
The words of the Decalogue are for many so familiar [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
The dramatic scene at Mt. Sinai signals the fulfillment of [...]
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14
The people behold the statue Aaron has poured and shaped from molten metal and declare, [...]
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14
The people’s idolatry in Exodus 32:1-14 is difficult to read just a week after the [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12
When death separates us from the people we love, it [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12
This poignant account of Moses’ death takes place at the [...]
Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23
The text of Exodus 33:12-23 is the culmination of a series of new revelations of [...]
Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23
Exodus 33 shows Israel in a state of panic. Plain and simple, God’s people were [...]
Commentary on Joshua 3:7-17
It’s not surprising that a new, young leader like Joshua would feel anxious or inadequate. [...]
Commentary on Joshua 3:7-17
In the first chapter of the book of Joshua, the title character is exhorted four [...]