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The Chiasm of Genesis 6:1-4

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 Genesis 6:1-4 the emphasis is on God's extreme exasperation with the daughters of men

Chiasm of Ezekiel 37:12-14

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 Ezekiel 37:12-14, the emphasis is on God placing the Holy Sprit into the corpse

The Chiasm of Daniel 9:25-27: The Story of One Messiah and Two Princes

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 Daniel 9:25-27, the emphasis is on the seven and sixty-two weeks which will date

he Chiasm of Deuteronomy 12:1-17:7: Israel’s Duties to Yahweh

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 Deuteronomy 12:1-17:7, the emphasis is on kindness to the poor (Deut 15:1-18). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Deut-12.1-17.7a-Chiasm.pdf

The Glory Cloud/New Jerusalem Hovering and Finally Coming Down to Earth

The Bible begins with a formless and void earth (Gen 1:2) and ends with the destruction of the present earth (Rev 21:1). It begins with a water covered earth (Gen 1:2) and ends with a new earth with no sea (Rev 21:1). It begins with the Holy Spirit hovering over the earth in the glory

The Chiasm of Genesis 9:6

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 Genesis 9:6 the emphasis is on the murderer, https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Gen-9.6a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Ezra 7:14-26: The Letter from Artaxerxes

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 Ezra 7:14-26 the emphasis is on the gifts from the royal treasury of Persia for the

The Chiasm of Genesis 13:14-18

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 Genesis 13:14-19, the emphasis is on Abram's offspring being numbered like the dust of the earth,

The Chiasm of Judges 10:6-12:7

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 Judges 10:6-12:7, the emphasis is on Jephthatah sending the treaty lawsuit and defeating Ammon (Judg 11:12-28).