Lectionary Preaching Workbook, SERIES II
for use with Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic Lectionaries
Comments on the Lessons
The Genesis story is a familiar one in which Joseph affirms the providence of God in sending him to Egypt to preserve his family during the famine. The 1 Samuel account tells of David's sparing his enemy, Saul's, life when he slipped into Saul's camp by night. The longer reading from 1 Corinthians is preferred since it includes the beginning of the argument with its question about how the dead are raised. The conclusion is given in verse 50. There is virtual consensus on the Lucan passage.
Commentary
Genesis 45:3-11, 15 (C)
