Commentary on Isaiah 58:1-12
This is a clarion call to an (outwardly) pious and religious community who fasted and [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:1-7
This week’s passage contains a song of David, curiously introduced with the superscription, “The Last [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:4-20
First Samuel 1 introduces Hannah, among other characters who appear more privileged and powerful than [...]
Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
The book of Ruth has been widely read and understood [...]
Commentary on Ruth 1:1-18
The book of Ruth, especially the first chapter, illustrates a relationship between migration and food [...]
Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
The idiom “caught between a rock and a hard place” [...]
Commentary on Job 42:1-6, 10-17
This is the last of four lections from Job. All [...]
Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]
This is the third of four lections from Job, and [...]
Commentary on Job 23:1-9, 16-17
This is the second of four lections from Job. We [...]
Commentary on Job 1:1; 2:1-10
It’s easy to sit back and admire the faithfulness of Job. It’s harder to sit [...]