The Brescia Casket, an exquisite ivory box from the beginning of the fifth century A.D., with over fifty biblical images (and some of the earliest of Passion of Christ), has received continued scholarly attention. Recent attempts have sought to define a program for its iconography based on doctrinal concerns of the era, or biblical typology. In contrast, this study argues that an interpretation of the Ivory’s images should take into consideration how early Christian preachers went about connecting various biblical narratives for pastoral and exegetical purposes. When such a hermeneutic is ascertained, the Casket’s iconography reveals a decidedly moral thrust, and suggests that the Casket may have been constructed to be either an alms box or a container for the distribution of pecuniary gifts to the poor.