Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
When we preachers engage the Suffering Servant passages we enter territory that is both evocative [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34
In the first chapter of this book six verbs define [...]
Commentary on Numbers 21:4-9
“You have lacked nothing!” (Deuteronomy 2:7). Surely this is a late pious endeavor to cover [...]
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-17
Biblical law remains on the front pages, both in church and society. One thinks of [...]
Commentary on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
God’s promises are the central feature of the Abrahamic story. [...]
Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17
What does it mean for God to give an eternal promise to every creature, including [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
We know nothing about the prophet “Joel, son of Pethuel,” [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-12
The opening verse of this pericope hints at the focus of the following narrative, reminding [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-14
The text this week centers on a common theme: the faith of a servant acted [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 40:21-31
The text this week holds two thoughts in tension. The proclamation of what seems impossible [...]