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James 1:22-23 – Chiasm

| January 25, 2021

A – 22) But you-all be doers [poiētēs] B – of the word [logos], C – and not hearers [akroatēs] only, D – deluding your own selves [heautou]. C’ – 23) For if anyone is a hearer [akroatēs] B’ – of the word [logos] A’ – and not a doer [poiētēs], he is like a […]

Tired of God? (Chiasm)

| January 11, 2021

Tired of God? (Isaiah 43:22-24 ) Have you become weary of worshiping God? Are you tired of getting up and getting ready? Is sitting together with God’s saints not a priority? Is God’s word boring to you and neglected? Does doing good to others in the name of God bring so much disillusionment that you […]

Hebrews 11 – Chiasm

| November 12, 2020

A – FAITH GAINS APPROVAL: 11:1-2 B – WORLD MADE BY GOD: 11:3 C – ABEL DIES: 11:4 D – ENOCH TAKEN UP: 11:5-6 E – NOAH SAVED HIS FAMILY/WATER: 11:7 F – ABRAHAM AND PROMISE LAND: 11:8-10 G – ABRAHAM, SARAH, ISAAC, BIRTH: 11:11-12 H – SUMMATION: 11:13-16 G’ – ABRAHAM, ISAAC, SACRIFICE: 11:17-19 […]

Finding Chiasms

| November 12, 2020

Finding chiasms is not an exact science of simply finding repeated words in opposite sections. This makes it more confusing and people doubt it veracity thinking all the different chiastic structures show there actually is no chiastic structure. Chiasms involve word repetition, but is also an art. The first example listed below follows strictly the […]

Genesis 1:1-2:3 – Chiasm

| April 16, 2020

A – INTRODUCTION: God/Elohim creates, and the beginning is chaotic, or for the theme of the text, without form or purpose. B1 – Day 1 – Elohim separates (1:3-5)           1 – light           2 – dark           B2 – Day 2 – Elohim separates (1:6-8)           1 – water           2 – sky           […]

Genesis 1-2:3 – Chiasm

| April 16, 2020

A – INTRODUCTION 1:1-2: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. B – FORMING 1:3-3: Days 1-3 Day 1 – Light (1:3-5) Day 2 – Firmament (1:6-8) Day 3 – Land and Sea and Vegetation (1:9-13) B’ – FILLING 2:2: Day 4-6 Day 4 – Sun, Moon, Stars (1:14-19) Day 5 – […]

Genesis 1:1-2:3 – Chiasm

| April 16, 2020

A – EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH EMPTY SPACE (Genesis 1:1-2) Think of this as uncleared land. B – NEXT, COLLECTION OF MATERIALS (Genesis 1:3-13) Think of a construction sight with materials cluttering the landscape. B’ – FOLLOWED BY, USING THE MATERIALS TO CONTRUCT (Genesis 1:14-31) Think of the materials being hoisted from the ground and taking […]

Genesis 1:14-19 – Chiasm

| April 16, 2020

A – GOD SAID: 14) And God said, B- Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; C – PURPOSE AND TIME: and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: D – PURPOSE AND PLACE: 15) and let them be for […]

Genesis 2:4 – Chiasm

| April 16, 2020

Anacrusis: These are the generations (i.e., records) A – of the heavens/shamayim B – and of the earth/erets C – when they were created/bara C’ – in the day that Yahweh God made/asah B’ – earth/erets A’ – and heaven/shamayim.

Hebrews 5:5-10 – Chiasm

| April 1, 2020

Hebrews 5:5-10 – ASV-PDH A – HIGH PRIEST 5) So Christ also did not glorify himself (heautou) to be made a high priest (archiereus), but he that spoke to him, “You are my Son (huios), This day have I begotten You: 6) as he said also in another place, You are a priest for ever […]