A chiasm is a literary structure where the themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In 1-2 Kings, the emphasis is on the Omrid Dynasty (1 Kings 17-2 Kings 11).ASolomon and the
Zechariah 9:9b is a chiasm with "a donkey" being used in both the first and last phrase. The center which is being emphasized is the colt, which Jesus road. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Zech-9.9a-Chiasm.pdf
Deuteronomy 4-11 is an example of a chiasm, a literary structure where the themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Deut-4-11a-Chiasm.pdf
The Hebrew canon of the first century was composed of twenty-four books. (The Hebrew canon is what Christians refer to as the Old Testament.) The canon was divided into the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings. The Law was composed of the five books of the Pentateuch. The Prophets were divided into the Former Prophets
It was in response to the construction of the Tower of Babel that God confused the languages of man and divided the earth into nations (Gen 11:1-9). This happened in the lifetime of Peleg, the great, great, great, grandson of Noah (Gen 10:22-25). At this time God divided mankind into nations according to the number
When God dispersed mankind into nations (Gen 11:1-9), he put an angelic son of God over each nation (Deut 32:8) but kept Jacob as his own portion (Deut 32:9). However, these sons of God turned out to be wicked and unjust in their rule over their individual nations (Ps 85:2-7). The final outcome will be
The number seven occurs frequently in the Bible, This is especially true in Genesis 1:1-2:3. Words and phrases are both used in multiples of seven in these verses. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Gen-1.1-2.3d-Sevens.pdf
A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In Deuteronomy 3:6, the emphasis is on Sihon the king of Heshbon as an example of someone
For understanding the structure of Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 1:1 gives the theme, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:2 is the most significant verse for understanding how the rest of chapter 1 is organized: the word "formless" is answered by days 1-3 as God gives form to what was formless.
A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In 2 Samuel 11:"1-6, the emphasis is on David learning that Bathsheba was the wife