First Reading

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Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34

On this Reformation Sunday, we hear words of promise from [...]

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Commentary on Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18

The Lord’s holiness Leviticus 19 appears in the section of [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 45:1-7

This passage forms a climactic part of the second half of Isaiah (Isaiah 40-66). While [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 25:1-9

This chapter juts out of the bleak landscape of judgment and destruction depicted in the [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 5:1-7

Isaiah tells of a beloved vineyard, lovingly tended yet gone horribly wrong. Even with devoted [...]

Commentary on Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32

This passage raises compelling questions about divine retribution—the notion that [...]

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Commentary on Jonah 3:10—4:11

The opening verse of this passage challenges two key beliefs [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 50:15-21

The inclusion of Genesis 50:15–21 among the gospel reading from [...]

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Commentary on Ezekiel 33:7-11

The pericope reminds Ezekiel of his call to be a watchman over the house of [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 15:15-21

The Bible is the world’s #1 bestselling book of all [...]