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Job 1:1; 2:1-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22B
Once Upon a Time… Love it or hate it, Job rarely allows a neutral reading. However, we can, perhaps, safeguard against the worst interpretations by stopping at the outset to clarify the text’s genre. According to Hebrew scholar, Robert Alter, the interpretive key may be found in the very first verse: “A man there was…
Mark 10:2-16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22B
These two texts are more than a bit difficult to homiletically combine. They mostly share a setting, as Jesus and the disciples transition from a conversation with the Pharisees and enter yet another house where children are present. In terms of the lectionary sequence, we’ll be staying put in chapter ten for the whole month…
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22B
During a recent Sabbath dinner, a Jewish acquaintance asked my wife and me, “Who do you pray to – Jesus or God?” I told her that while it was very hard to explain, we profess that Jesus is God. However, for Jewish people who are deeply steeped in monotheism this is almost impossible to understand….
Psalm 8 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22B
Psalm 8 swiftly sums up something that the Israelites found as amazing as anything else they could think of. Yes, the psalm is about the majesty of God and that is awesome enough. And the psalmist sees that majesty of God chiefly in the things that this great God created and most especially the wonders…
Commentary posted on September 30, 2024
Proper 22B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 22B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Mark 10:2-16 from the Lectionary Gospel; Job 1:1, 2:1-10 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 8 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 19 (Lord’s Day 6)