Alternate First Reading

Matthew 18:20
Commentary on Exodus 12:1-14

These verses detail how and when to hold the sacrificial meal popularly known as “Passover.” [...]

Matthew 18:33
Commentary on Exodus 14:19-31

This text describes one of the Bible’s strangest military engagements. To the fight, Pharaoh brings [...]

Matthew 20:14
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-15

Exodus 16 is the second stage of Israel’s wilderness journey, following the dramatic defeat of [...]

Matthew 21:28
Commentary on Exodus 17:1-7

Road trips are never easy. This is something that Moses learned the hard way while journeying [...]

Disciples See Christ Walking on the Water
Commentary on Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

This week’s passage highlights a timeless theme of family dysfunction. [...]

The Canaanite Woman asks for healing for her daughter
Commentary on Genesis 45:1-15

“And he wept so loudly” (Genesis 45:2). Joseph had done plenty of crying in preceding [...]

Matthew 16:19
Commentary on Exodus 1:8—2:10

This week’s passage is divided into two distinct units. The [...]

Bread and Fish
Commentary on Genesis 32:22-31

The character of Jacob is deeply enigmatic for many Christian [...]

Matthew 11:28
Commentary on Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

“This is the Lord’s doing. We have nothing to say [...]

Matthew 13:8
Commentary on Genesis 25:19-34

Genesis 25:19-34 begins a group of narratives that biblical commentators [...]