Lectionary Preaching Workbook
BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS
Lesson 1: Exodus 33:12--23 (C)
The Lord is still stung by the golden calf episode and is threatening to withhold his presence. Moses pleads that God would go with him and the people as they made their way to the Promised Land. Their uniqueness as a people lay in the fact that they were God's unique people. Moses finds favor with the Lord and requests that he might see the glory of God. God promises that he could see his glory from behind, as the Lord passed by.
Lesson 1: Isaiah 45:1, 4--6 (RC); Isaiah 45:1--7 (E, L)