Narrative Lectionary

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Commentary on Daniel 6:6-27

“Daniel in the Lions’ Den” is a well-known story, frequently abridged and adapted for children’s [...]

Detail from a Slovenian painting of the prophet Jeremiah, 1868
Commentary on Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; then 31:31-34

“Forthtelling, Not Foretelling” is the [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8

Isaiah 6 is the first episode in a series that purports to present biographical information [...]

Jonah the Prophet sculpture by Sargis Babayan, 2011.
Commentary on Jonah 1:1-17; 3:1-10; [4:1-11]

The book of Jonah could be described as equal parts [...]

Elijah and the Widow of Zarepheth
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:1-16 [17-24]

The confidence and authority that Elijah exudes in today’s lesson [...]

Architectural model of the temple of King Solomon in Jerusalem, After a design by Thomas Newberry, 1883
Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:27-30, 41-43

God had said back in 2 Samuel 7 that it [...]

Detail of David, from the Psalter of Jean de Berry, André_Beauneveu, before 1402
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-17

This passage in which God’s promises and covenant with David are recounted is one of [...]

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Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10

Pastoral issues: A pastor I know often says that if [...]

Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14

The broader context of Exodus: The famous, indeed infamous, episode of the Israelites’ most profound [...]

Plaque with Marking of the Door with the Letter Tau, German, ca. 1200
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8

Chapters 12 and 13 in the book of Exodus narrate [...]