Alternate First Reading

Commentary on Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

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Commentary on Joel 2:23-32

Why did God let this happen? This is the question that drives the book of [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 31:27-34

The promise of a “new covenant” in this passage may [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

As one who speaks the word of the Lord to [...]

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Commentary on Lamentations 1:1-6

The book of Lamentations emerges from the disorienting aftermath of [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

One version of the Bible titles this text “Jeremiah Buys [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 8:18—9:1

No prophet incorporates the genre of lament into their message [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

Have you ever read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 18:1-11

Many preachers and Christians of a certain age will remember [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 2:4-13

In a long-term relationship such as with a colleague, friend, or family member, expressing interpersonal [...]