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Ezekiel 37:1-14 The prophet Ezekiel writes to a community in exile—a community devastated by disconnection from their places and people of origin. Ezekiel describes a site that would seem familiar to his listeners: a valley of dry bones. This image evokes despair through its desolate landscape, which would not have been simply metaphoric to the…
Ezequiel 37: 1-14 El profeta Ezequiel escribe a una comunidad en el exilio, una comunidad devastada por la desconexión de sus lugares y personas de origen. Ezequiel describe un sitio que les parecería familiar a sus oyentes: un valle de huesos secos. Esta imagen evoca la desesperación a través de un paisaje desolado, que no…
1 Samuel 16:1-13 How one comes to assume the role of leadership is often a concern not just in the Old Testament, but throughout the canon of scripture. Often, it is the one least expected who assumes the mantel of leadership. Samuel mistakenly assumes that Jesse’s firstborn is to be the anointed one. Yet, countering…
1 Samuel 16: 1-13 Cómo uno llega a asumir el papel de liderazgo es a menudo una preocupación no solo en el Antiguo Testamento, sino en todo el canon de las Escrituras. A menudo, es el que menos lo espera el que asume el manto del liderazgo. Samuel asume erróneamente que el primogénito de Jesé…
Exodus 17:1-7 After their release from the Egyptian regime, the Israelites spent time wandering in the wilderness, a barren and unforgiving land that untouched by culture. It is here that the Israelites start to form an identity as a people, but they face a daunting challenge. The bodies and consciousness of the Israelites are still…
Éxodo 17: 1-7 Después de la liberación del régimen egipcio, los israelitas pasaron un tiempo deambulando por el desierto, una tierra estéril e implacable que la cultura no había tocado. Es aquí donde los israelitas comienzan a formar una identidad como pueblo, pero enfrentan un desafío desalentador. Los cuerpos y la conciencia de los israelitas…
Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 As made known to Moses at the burning bush, God has heard the cry of his people in Egypt after centuries of oppression and has set a plan in motion for deliverance. Several plagues have proven fruitless in bending Pharaoh’s pride to set the Israelites free, and his empire will be…
Genesis 12:1-4a In this passage, we read about the call of Abram. God calls him to take his family and leave his father’s house and venture forth into a strange and unknown land. God promises Abram that if he does this, God will make a great nation out of Abram and his descendants and will…
Isaiah 42:1-9 Isaiah 42:1-4 is known as one of the Songs of the Suffering Servant, based on a figure who appears again in Isaiah in chapters 49, 50, 52 and 53. In the Christian tradition, interpreters have read this passage as predicting Jesus, but this kind of reading can be harmful, as it often erases…
Génesis 12: 1-4a En este pasaje, leemos acerca del llamamiento de Abram. Dios lo llama para que lleve a su familia, salga de la casa de su padre y se adentre en una tierra extraña y desconocida. Dios promete a Abram que si hace esto, Dios hará una gran nación de Abram y sus descendientes…
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