Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
Christmas has come to be widely associated with gift-giving. For [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Exodus 34:29-35
After the deliverance from Egypt and the establishing of the covenant at Mount Sinai, God [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10
Jeremiah’s first-person poetic account of God’s calling him as a prophet echoes in brief, elliptical [...]
Commentary on Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are as distinct from [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5
Isaiah 62:1-5 is part of that section of the book of Isaiah which is often [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 43:1-7
The words of the prophet of Isa 40-55 to the people living in exile in [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-6
Isa 60:1-6 is a piece of poetry brimming with energy and hope. Due to the [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14
These verses offer real good news to a people longing [...]
Commentary on Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
The assignment of this text to Ash Wednesday, while dependent [...]
Commentary on Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Our lesson from the Old Testament is not the first [...]