2 Samuel 1:19-27 – David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan

  . 17  Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,  18  and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar. A    19  “Your beauty, O Israel,  /  is slain on your high places! B    How [...]

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Psalm 22 – “My God, My God, Why hast Thou Forsaken Me?”

  . This Psalm has 2 parts.  The first part is a chiasmus.  The second part is not.  The chiasmus has a famous beginning (“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me?”), a good center, and a nice end.  Here’s a basic outline of the chiasmus: A:  A cry for help:  no answer B:  Israel [...]

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Psalm 67 – Blessings

  . 1  (For the choir director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.) A    1    (A)  God be gracious to us and bless us,    (B)  And cause His face to shine upon us– Selah.  2    2  That Thy way may be known on the earth, Thy salvation among all nations. B    3  Let the peoples [...]

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Numbers 12:1-16 – Rebellion and Compassion

  Pic is from here.  Have a look at Josh’s other work! I like this chiasmus. In spite of its apparent harshness (Miriam receives a skin disease), this story seems to display a lot of compassion. -  Miriam’s disease lasts a short time - 7 days.  Miriam is healed.  -  Even though Miriam and Aaron, in a sense, rebel [...]

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Isaiah 2:3-5 – Swords into Plowshares

. Nice Center! _____ 1  The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.  2  Now it will come about that In the last days, The mountain of the house of the LORD Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills;  And all [...]

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Psalm 89:27-39 – A Covenant with David

. Here’s an interesting Psalm.  The center is a chiasmus which lays out the pros and cons (blessings and punishments) of a covenant God made with David.  Both the beginning and end (A/A’) and the center (F/F’) of the chiasmus present strong contrasts – the good and the bad.  As well, the beginning (A:  vss. 1-26) and [...]

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Exodus 33:12-17 – My Presence shall go with You

Pic from here. . Chiasmus from here: _____ …  7  Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And it came about, that everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting [...]

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Joel 1:5-14 – Invasion!

. Following is a little background for the book of Joel (from here) : A terrible plague of locusts is followed by a severe famine throughout the land. Joel uses these happenings as the catalyst to send words of warning to Judah. Unless the people repent quickly and completely, enemy armies will devour the land as [...]

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Song of Songs 2:8-17 – L. O. V. E.

  Picture is from here. . The following chiasmus is from here.  I like it.  Some nice imagery. _____   A    8  “Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills! B    9  “My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. C    [Me:  He is seeing her]    [...]

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Deuteronomy 12:1-32

  . Here’s a chiasmus by Peter J. Leithart.  Here’s his break-down: A. Observe statutes carefully in land, v. 1 B. Destroy Canaanite worship, vv. 2-4 C. Worship at central sanctuary, vv. 5-14 D. Meat and blood, vv. 15-18 E. Don’t neglect Levites, v. 19 D’. Meat and blood, vv. 20-25 C’. Worship at central sanctuary, [...]

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