Which chapters in the book of daniel are in the form of a chiasm?

#Which chapters in the book of daniel are in the form of a chiasm? series

The text which is found in the centre of the chiastic structure reveals the central truth of the chiasm. It is based upon the Greek letter chi, which looks like a cross in the form of the letter X. C, B, A pattern and may be found in individual verses, an entire book, or in differing books that have a similar theme, and are thus related by subject matter. A chiasm is a mirror image of itself, and reflects an A, B, C. The writers of the Bible often used a literary device called chiastic structure to emphasise details of particular importance and that divinely inspired blueprint is found in the chiasms of Daniel chapter 8, and more specifically in the chiasm of the `Seventy Weeks' of Daniel, found in Daniel chapter 9. For His Spirit searches out and shows us God's deep secrets. 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those that love Him.'But it was to us that God revealed these things to us by His Spirit. Fortunately, the Bible has provided us with a divinely inspired blueprint which we can draw upon so that we might understand the awesome love which the Father and Son have for us, which is so stupendous that: If we misapprehend the love which the Father has for us, we then build an entire doctrinal edifice which is founded upon a misconception of the character of God.

It also directly affects how we perceive the manner by which God relates to us, for man's salvation is directly traced to the love which the Father has for us, in giving His dear Son to us in human form for eternity. Perhaps the most sublime, yet misunderstood verse in the Bible is 1 John 4: 8: `He that loves not, knows not God, for God is love.' The manner by which we perceive the love, or character of God directly affects the manner by which we perceive others and the salvation which has already been wrought for us at Calvary.

#Which chapters in the book of daniel are in the form of a chiasm? series

Part 7 in a series of articles on the Little Horn of Daniel 8, and the Leopard-like beast of Revelation 13.