Commentary on Isaiah 61:10—62:3
The lectionary’s creators evidently viewed this portion of Isaiah as [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Numbers 6:22-27
The year begins with a benediction! This familiar benediction has long been used by the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
Isaiah 62:6-12 is the Proper 2 Old Testament Christmas reading every year. Paired with Luke [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
For historical backgrounds that may underlie this complex passage, please see the entries by Terence [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Royal hope and an undisturbed place The opening chapters of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Hope sprouts from the ruins The passage begins with an [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 40:1-11
The passage begins with an insistent double imperative: Comfort! Comfort! The intimacy and compassion that [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 64:1-9
A cry of misery. An appeal for mercy These verses are part of a larger [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
The Times They Are A-Changin’ These days at the end [...]
Commentary on Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
My wife and I attended a Scottish Episcopal church in [...]
