Commentary on Isaiah 42:1-9
In Isaiah 42:1–9, God presents the servant as “my chosen, in whom my soul delights” [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
At the time this poem was composed, Jerusalem was a conquered, depopulated city struggling to [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14
The joyful declaration that God is the giver of every [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 63:7-9
In Isaiah 63:1–6, the writer recounts the failures and shortcomings of God’s people. In all [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
“Beauty” is a word in the English language that gets used a lot to talk [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12
Someone once said that life’s storms force us into one of three positions when pondering [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-5
Isaiah 2:1–5 welcomes congregations to Advent across the globe. As the first scriptural reading of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 9:2-7
In 1943, Ruth Caye Jones, burdened by the grim headlines of mounting World War II [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 7:10-16
On this final Sunday in Advent, the lectionary includes one more passage from the book [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 35:1-10
The Old Testament reading for this third Sunday in Advent continues the book of Isaiah’s [...]