Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10
This passage is joyfully noisy. First, the messenger announces and speaks. Then, sentinels lift up [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Jonah is more than just a big fish tale. Jonah is more than just a [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:15-20
“How can you tell a true prophet from a false [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 40:21-31
With its themes of comfort for the people and the transience of human powers by [...]
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:1-12
The story of Elijah’s ascension to heaven in a whirlwind is paired in the lectionary [...]
Commentary on Genesis 9:8-17
The Old Testament readings for the first three Sundays in Lent give us glimpses of [...]
Commentary on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Last week’s Old Testament reading featured God’s covenant with Noah [...]
Commentary on Exodus 20:1-17
The Decalogue was God’s direct address to Israel: “God spoke all these words” (“words,” not [...]
Commentary on Amos 7:7-15
Amos 7 as the First Reading on this Sunday in July complements the Gospel Reading [...]
Commentary on Numbers 21:4-9
Nearly everything about this text feels far removed from 21st-century life. It chafes against both [...]