Tag: prophets
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Studying Acts 2 16-21 / Luke 2 36-38 / Acts 21 8-9
We are studying three short New Testament texts that mention the gift of prophecy given to “daughters” specifically – Acts 2:16-21, Luke 2:36-38, and Acts 21:8-9 – for Sunday, January 31. This is the first in a series of five weeks we will be spending on New Testament texts that feature women in some specifically…
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Studying Micah 3 1-12, 6 6-8
We are studying portions of the book of Micah, Micah 3:1-2, 9-12, and 6:6-8, for Sunday, March 22. Even though we won’t be meeting in person, we can still spend time with the text and think about what it means for us. [One thing we might want to do would be to share comments here.…
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Study Notes – Habakkuk 2 6-14
We are focusing on Habakkuk 2:6-14 for Sunday, March 15. This is the continuation of Habakkuk’s response to the Babylonian imperial invasion of Judah and the Babylonians exercise of tyrannical imperial rule over the Judeans. Habakkuk turns from asking God when relief will come, and why this is happening in the first place, to “taunting”…
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Study Notes – Habakkuk 1 1-4, 12-14
We are studying Habakkuk 1:1-4, 12-14 for Sunday, March 8. This is Habakkuk’s complaint to God about rampant wickedness and injustice in sixth century BCE Judah, both on the part of the Judeans, and on the part of the Babylonian invaders who replace them. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are a few…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Amos 5 18-24
We are studying Amos 5:18-24 for Sunday, March 1 – one of the most memorable of Amos’s short prophetic speeches. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider or discuss in class: Who is speaking in vv18-20? Who is speaking in vv21-24? Why do we think this?…
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Study Notes – Amos 5 18-24
We are studying Amos 5:18-24 for Sunday, March 1 – the first Sunday in Lent, so this pointed repudiation of ritual worship unaccompanied by substantive change in one’s manner of living, this pointed insistence that justice and righteousness is the real worship, is timely. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are a few…
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Exegetical Exercise (Amos 7 10-17)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, July 30 is Amos 7:10-17. Here’s the text (Inclusive Bible version), followed by my exegetical notes: 10Amaziah the priest of Bethel then sent the following message to Jeroboam ruler of Israel: “Amos is plotting against you in the midst of the House of Israel. The country can no longer…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion (Jeremiah 1 4-10)
A few questions for reflection and discussion related to Jeremiah 1:4-10, the Uniform Series text for Sunday, July 16 (my exegetical notes here) : God tells Jeremiah God has had intimate knowledge and plans for him since before his pre-birth formation, in which God also says he was creatively involved. Do we think this intimate…
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Exegetical Exercise (Isaiah 6:1-8)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, July 9 is Isaiah 6:1-8, “the call of Isaiah.” Here’s the text (version: Inclusive Bible) and my notes on it: 1/In the year of the death of Uzziah, ruler of Judah, I saw YHWH seated on a high and lofty judgment seat, in a robe whose train filled the…
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Exegetical Exercise – Jonah 3
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, May 21 is Jonah 3 – the aftermath of Jonah’s escapade with the big fish. This is the text: (1) The word of YHWH came to Jonah a second time, saying: (2) “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell…
Matters of Interpretation 