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 27:1-45, the center compares the relationship of Jacob and Esau with their father Isaac. Between Jacob and Isaac, deception preceded blessing (Gen 27:18-29) , whereas between Esau and Isaac, torment preceded blessing (Gen 27:30-41).
The Chiasm of Genesis 27:1-45
About the Author: Mike Rusten
Mike Rusten grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. God drew him to himself at a Billy Graham crusade when Mike was a junior high boy, and life was never to be the same. He graduated from Princeton University where he was president of the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship. Read More ...
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