Commentary on Amos 7:7-17
Amos and Amaziah offer a cautionary tale for contemporary preachers. Delivering a word from the [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on Amos 8:1-12
Amos was the earliest of the prophetic books, focused on the ultimate consequences of Israel’s [...]
Commentary on Hosea 1:2-10
In Hosea 1, God commands the prophet Hosea to marry a promiscuous woman named Gomer, [...]
Commentary on Hosea 11:1-11
Hosea 11 depicts God’s compassion for God’s people despite their rejection. It offers a [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
“Leaders of Sodom … People of Gomorrah!” (Isaiah 1:10): For [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7
In the Bible’s most famous collection of love poems, an exuberant lover declares, “I have [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10
“Don’t judge me.” The first time I heard that phrase from my (then) 8-year-old daughter, [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 2:4-13
This reading is the second of six consecutive weeks of lectionary readings from the book of [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 18:1-11
Prophets use these familial metaphors to speak about the relationship [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
This reading is the fourth of six consecutive weeks of [...]