Commentary on Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
God had commissioned the Israelite leader Joshua to accomplish a [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
This lectionary is very similar to that of Year B, [...]
Commentary on Judges 4:1-7
The book of Judges features the stories of six major military leaders in Israel called [...]
Commentary on Judges 4:1-7
These seven verses are an introduction to the larger story of Deborah, Barak, and Sisera, [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-12
A prominent strand of Old Testament theology portrays the history of God’s people as cyclical [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
If the last two weeks of the study of David’s [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 8:4-11 [12-15] 16-20; [11:14-15]
Kingship was always initiated from [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:34—16:13
“Samuel then went to Ramah” (1 Samuel 15:34; 16:13). This [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:[1a, 4-11, 19-23] 32-49
Since its inception, people have cherished David and Goliath as [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
It’s a classic trope of male-bonding and war literature. The [...]