Lectionary Preaching Workbook
COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS
Lesson 1: Isaiah 9:2-7 (C, RC); Isaiah 9:2-4, 6-7 (E)
This passage stands forth from all the Old Testament as the
high moment of recognition, the declaration of history's crowning
hour in time. "The people who walked in darkness have seen a
great light." That grand announcement signaled salvation, not
only for a troubled people living nearly 2,600 years ago, but for
all humanity. "For to us a child is born."
Honest exegesis requires us to recognize that some earnest