Commentary on Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
“The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Jonah 3:10—4:11
God commanded the prophet of Israel to preach repentance to [...]
Commentary on Genesis 50:15-21
Jacob showed special favor to his young son Joseph, the [...]
Commentary on Ezekiel 33:7-11
“So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel” (Ezekiel 33:7). [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 15:15-21
One difficulty that preachers will face with this text is [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 51:1-6
Isaiah 51 emphatically seeks to break open an unimaginable future. Expectations are reversed; life is [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
“The foreigners who join themselves to the Lord” and “eunuchs [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:9-18
1 Kings 19 begins with Elijah fleeing, not only from Ahab and Jezebel, but also [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 55:1-5
Nothing in life is free. Particularly if one has grown accustomed to the harsh policies [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 3:5-12
It would certainly be easy to preach this week’s lectionary text as offering contemporary believers [...]