Old Testament
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All Saints’ Day • Revelation 7:2–17 • November 4, 2012
By Joel Biermann Opportunities to preach on the Apocalypse are rare enough, but when presented with a text as powerful and beautiful as this, one…
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Reformation Day • Revelation 14:6–7 • October 28, 2012
By Jeffrey Kloha Christ Alone Three angels (14:6, 8, 9). Three announcements of judgment. And, at the end of the chapter, the sickle is put…
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Proper 24 • Ecclesiastes 5:10–20 (Mt 5:9–19) • October 21, 2012
By Jeffrey Gibbs Textual Notes (using English Bible versification) One of the challenging issues in translation occurs in verse 10, the first verse of the…
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Proper 23 • Amos 5:6–7, 10–15 • October 14, 2012
By Reed Lessing Historical Context Early in his rule Jeroboam ben Joash (793–753 BC) changed the political map of Israel. Through military conquests the territories…
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Proper 22 • Genesis 2:18–25 • October 7, 2012
By Michael J. Redeker There are many things that are basic in life. The basics are needed for a person to build on. Learning the…
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Proper 21• Numbers 11:4–6, 10–16, 24–29 • September 30, 2012
By David Schmitt This narrative selection from Israel’s wilderness wanderings captures a gracious transformation. The story begins in poverty, but ends in abundance. It begins…
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Proper 20 • Jeremiah 11:18–20 • September 23, 2012
By Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. You Can Kill the Prophet, but You Can’t Kill the Message The text gives a gloomy picture of what happens…
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Proper 19 • Isaiah 50:4–10 • September 16, 2012
By Travis J. Scholl Allow me a roundabout way to this text from Isaiah. Because I find today’s epistle lesson (James 3:1–12) to be a…
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Proper 18 • Isaiah 35:4–7a • September 9, 2012
By Dale A. Meyer Is this a great time to be the church? Do you have joy in your pastoral ministry? Do the baptized in…