Old Testament
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Baptism of our Lord • Genesis 1:1–5 • January 8, 2012
by Jeffrey Kloha Perhaps no passage bears as much gravitas—and controversy—as Genesis 1:1. In our context, the text will immediately bring to mind the modernist “science…
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Christmas 1 • Isaiah 61:10–62:3 • January 1, 2012
by Henry Rowold Sometimes Christians find the prophetic writings strange territory because those writings seem to be an unending boiling and churning of divine wrath…
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Christmas Day • Isaiah 52:7–10 • December 25, 2011
by Paul Devantier Today, we wait for word of some important event by staying close to the television, the radio, the Internet, or to our cell…
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Advent 4 • 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16 • December 18, 2011
by Jeffrey A. Gibbs The reading offers, in its OT context, a strong example of the truth that “God’s ways are higher and greater than our…
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Advent 3 • Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11 • December 11, 2011
by William Wrede Behold Your Salvation The Season of Advent presents unique challenges not only for the preacher but for the congregation as well. While shorter…
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Advent 2 • Isaiah 40:1–11 • December 4, 2011
by David Wollenburg The Old Testament lesson for today does more than simply serve as the first lesson for this day; it summarizes the theme of…
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Advent 1 • Isaiah 64:1–9 • November 27, 2011
by Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. The song goes that, after Deuteronomy, Isaiah is the most monotheistic book in the Old Testament. The confession of faith…
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Interpreting the Historical Books, Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis series, by Robert B. Chisholm, Jr
INTERPRETING THE HISTORICAL BOOKS, Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis series, vol. 1. By Robert B. Chisholm, Jr. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006. 232 pages. Paper. $19.99.…
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Love and Justice
The problem of God’s justice in Love Wins