Please read the passage before the commentary. Matthew situates his gospel in the historical context of Israelite kings. Luke situates his in the context of the Israelite temple, and the religious leaders and prophets of God’s people. See in Zechariah … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. The book of Matthew starts with a reminder of the book of Genesis. Genesis gives us a genealogy of creation; Matthew gives us a genealogy of the Lord Jesus. We might expect a … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. “Who gave you this authority?” The chief priests and the elders of the people want to know. The king who had hired Balaam to curse Israel wants to know. Perhaps this question has … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. What will the new and glorious age be like? Isaiah saw it as a time when the desert would become a greenhouse, a time when fear would be banished, when the eyes of … Continued
¿Cómo será la nueva y gloriosa edad? Isaías la vio como cuando el desierto cambiaría en un invernadero, como cuando no habría temor, como cuando los ciegos verían, como cuando los sordos oiría la música, como cuando dolor y pena … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. We call this account the visitation, but we should ask who is visiting whom. Two mothers meet and each is pregnant. From appearances, the mothers are meeting, but the mystery is saying that … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. The mighty and powerful God who manages all the powers of the universe, the one who gives strength to the fainting, invites us to come to him who is meek and humble of … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. There is a saying that whenever God wants somebody to do a job, God gives the person all that is necessary for the job. It is also said that God does not call … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. This passage from the prophet Isaiah starts out, “On that day.” Let me start out “In the beginning,” when God created everything out of nothing. Everything has one common origin, made out of … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje ante de la homilía. “Al principio, creó Dios el cielo” de nada. Toda la creación fue una. Toda la creación tuvo el mismo origen. Todo fue uno: el sistema solar con todos los planetas, las … Continued