Commentary on Isaiah 53:4-12
“Who is the suffering servant?” I ask my masters students in the Introduction to the [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
“Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time; [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:18-24
It could very well be that the familiarity of this passage breeds contempt, or at [...]
Commentary on Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
These verses stand near the beginning of part II of [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-20
The book of Jeremiah is filled with tears. The devastating [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
“I know that I shall not be put to shame” (Isaiah 50:7 NRSV). The preacher [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 35:4-7a
The oracle begins with a command to speak, to proclaim words that remedy weakness and [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Moses will never enter the land of promise. He will [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 4:42-44
Second Kings 4:42-44 is part of a narrative complex (1 Kings 17-2 Kings 9) that [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6
Leadership is a buzzword in many disciplines these days: business, law, medicine, education, politics, and [...]