First Reading

Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-18

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Commentary on Jeremiah 31:31-34

This familiar and beautiful passage is assigned every year on [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22

These two pieces of scripture from Jeremiah are pieces of [...]

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Commentary on Genesis 32:22-31

Wrestling is the most honest, most profound metaphor for the [...]

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Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c

This week’s lectionary reading offers a poignant account of illness [...]

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

Habakkuk provides honest lament about violence and God’s response regarding [...]

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Commentary on Amos 6:1a, 4-7

In Amos 6, one is confronted with a picture of utter opulence. At the pinnacle [...]

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Commentary on Amos 8:4-7

The pericope before this week’s lectionary text offers a key for interpreting the indictment against the gross [...]

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Commentary on Exodus 32:7-14

This passage is part of the golden-calf episode. The previous verses (Exodus 32:1–6) describe the [...]

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Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:15-20

In Deuteronomy 30:15–20, Israel is presented with a stark and [...]