Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A

August 27, 2023

Thinking the Texts by John Fairless

The setup for the book of Exodus is sublime in its tale of subversion and subterfuge. It begins with a ruler (pharoah, king, president, governor… take your pick) who doesn’t know as much as he thinks he knows. A good lesson for us all! It continues through to two lowly midwives with great names: Shiphrah and Puah. You …