Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-20; 2:1-4
A single stop in the book of Isaiah should not [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Hosea 6:1-6; 11:1-9
However one seeks to wrestle a word of good news [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-18
This Old Testament reading ranks among the most famous of Old Testament texts. Elijah’s flight [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1-5, 12-13; 8:1-6, 27-30
It was common in the ancient Near East for kings [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 51:1-10
1The name David occurs more often than any other human [...]
Commentary on Ruth 1:1-22
This week, we have as our text the first chapter of the book of Ruth, [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:1-22; 6:4-9
This week we’re talking about Law, and we have in [...]
Commentary on Exodus 1:6-22; 2:1-10; 15:20-27; 16:1-8
Introduction: A Sprawling Story — [...]
Commentary on Genesis 39:1-23; 40:1-23
Introduction: The Context of Joseph’s Story The story of Joseph [...]
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7
Introduction The assigned story for this week in the narrative [...]