Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 21, Year B (track one)
First Reading Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 (omitted verses from ch. 7 in italics) So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, “What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 20, Year B (track one)
First Reading Proverbs 31:10–31 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 19, Year B (track one)
First Reading Proverbs 1:20–33 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 18, Year B (track one)
First Reading Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 (omitted verses in italics) A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all. The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 17, Year B
First Reading Song of Solomon 2:8–13 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice. My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 16, Year B (track one)
First Reading 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11], 22-30, 41-43 (optional verses in brackets, omitted verses in italics) [Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 15, Year B (track one)
First Reading 1 Kings 2:10–12, 3:3–14 Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom […]
Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 14, Year B (track one)
First Reading 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom. So the army went out into the field against Israel, and the battle […]
