Lectionary Preaching Workbook, SERIES II
for use with Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic Lectionaries
Comments on the Lessons
There is virtual consensus on the Exodus reading which recounts the call of Moses and God's revelation of his name. The comprehensive version makes for easier reading. The 1 Corinthians reading has virtual consensus and is especially appropriate for Lent, with its focus on resisting temptation, and the foreshadowing of Baptism and the Eucharist in the time of Moses. There is consensus on the Lucan reading, with its theme of repentance - another fitting passage for a Lenten season sermon.
Commentary
Exodus 3:1-15 (C)