Biblical Studies
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The Lordship of Christ and the Unity of the Church
The people of God are united by the Spirit-given confession of Jesus as Lord (1 Cor 12:3), incorporated into the body of Christ in baptism…
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Epiphany 7 • Leviticus 19:1–2, 9–18 • February 23, 2014
What are our lives to look like and how can they best reflect Christ? It is from this perspective that Leviticus 1–2, 9–18 have something…
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Easter 4 • 1 John 3:16–24 • April 26, 2015 Preliminary Considerations
Christians do not simply resign from this world of harassment, resentment, and sorrow, but endure hardship trusting in the reconciling love God has lavished for…
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Proper 10 • Isaiah 55:10–13 • July 13, 2014
From Promise to Triumph
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READING ZECHARIAH WITH ZECHARIAH 1:1–6 AS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE ENTIRE BOOK. Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology, 59. By Heiko Wenzel
Those who preach and teach from this, the longest of the Minor Prophets, will find Wenzel’s study to be invaluable.
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Proper 23 • Isaiah 25:6–9 • October 12, 2014
Jesus’s own resurrection, however, is a first fruits and so a foreshadowing of that day. In his Son Jesus, Yahweh has initiated his eschatological reign…
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Proper 24 • Isaiah 45:1–7 • October 19, 2014
The clear point is that “God is God, and we are not,” nor is any human government. When we look at the world around us,…
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Lent 1 • James 1:12–18 • February 22, 2015
We need to let James be James. We ought not try to make him sound like Paul, or John, or Peter, or anyone else.
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Homiletical Helps on LSB Series B—Epistles Easter 6 • 1 John 5:1–8 • May 10, 2015
Homiletical Helps on LSB Series B—Epistles Easter 6 • 1 John 5:1–8 • May 10, 2015