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. The center of Isaiah 63:7 speaks of God's great goodness to the house of Israel. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Isa-63.7a-Chiasm.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 Isaiah 57:18-19, the center states that God will restore comfort and give peace to those who
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 Isaiah 55, the center is "Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD.
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 Isaiah 52:13-53:12, the center describes the Messiah as being despised but pierced for our
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 Isaiah 40, the center indicates how human geratness flourishes just for a time until
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 the chiasm of Isaiah 25:6b, the emphasis is on the meat served at the banquet. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Isa-25.6b-Chiasm.pdf
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 Isaiah 11:1-10, the center is a description of God slaying the wicked with the
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 Isaiah 6:10 the emphasis is on God's judgment of making rebels spiritually blind. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Isa-6.10a-Chiasm.pdf
The Jews of Judah never expected that God would allow their nation to be defeated by the wicked Babylonians. Yet it was in God's plan that Babylon conquer his people. In the future God has shown that the antichrist will "make war with the saints and... overcome them" (Rev 13:7). Those future believers can learn
The Bible is filled with a literary structure called a chiasm. A chiasm is a form of writing where the words of parallel passages are repeated in inverted order as in the phrase " the first shall be last and the last first." C. John Collins suggests how to interpret them. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Gen-Reve-Interpreting-Chiasms.pdf