COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Jeremiah 23:1-6
The Messianic King. This, scholars say, is the most important messianic passage in Jeremiah. The leaders of Judah are blamed for scattering Judah into bondage. But, Yahweh promises to raise up faithful shepherds who will serve the people. He will gather the exiles back to their homeland. Above all, Yahweh will give as king a son of David who will save his people.

Epistle: Colossians 1:11-20
We belong to the kingdom of Christ who, as the image of God, is preeminent in all things. In this pericope we have one of the great christological passages of the New Testament similar to Philippians 2:6-11 and John 1:1-14. It is so compact with truth and covers so much of the significance of Christ that one is easily persuaded that only an inspired writer c…