What an outstanding article! You think you understand a concept only to find there is sooo much more depth. There are crucial elements and insights expressed that were truly beneficial to me. I am excited to study and ponder this even further. THANK YOU!!!
D. Lynn JohnsonJune 11, 2024
Thank you for your insights.
Years ago I discovered the chiasm, and it is a little different from yours.
A a And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and
temptations of every kind;
b and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take
upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
c And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands
of death which bind his people;
B and he will take upon him their infirmities,
C that his bowels may be filled with mercy,
D according to the flesh,
E that he may know
D’ according to the flesh
C’ how to succor his people
B’ according to their infirmities.
A’ a’ Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God
suffereth according to the flesh
b’ that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might
blot out their transgressions
c’ according to the power of his deliverance;
The second level parallelism is instructive. Placing sins parallel to pains and sicknesses is consistent with the concept that sins are, in fact, wounds as discussed by Fiona and Terryl Givens in “All Things New.” And resurrection clearly is deliverance.
The big and significant difference is the point of emphasis. I think “that he may know” is, in fact, the central purpose of Jesus’ suffering throughout his mortal life.
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LindaJune 11, 2024
What an outstanding article! You think you understand a concept only to find there is sooo much more depth. There are crucial elements and insights expressed that were truly beneficial to me. I am excited to study and ponder this even further. THANK YOU!!!
D. Lynn JohnsonJune 11, 2024
Thank you for your insights. Years ago I discovered the chiasm, and it is a little different from yours. A a And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; b and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. c And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; B and he will take upon him their infirmities, C that his bowels may be filled with mercy, D according to the flesh, E that he may know D’ according to the flesh C’ how to succor his people B’ according to their infirmities. A’ a’ Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh b’ that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions c’ according to the power of his deliverance; The second level parallelism is instructive. Placing sins parallel to pains and sicknesses is consistent with the concept that sins are, in fact, wounds as discussed by Fiona and Terryl Givens in “All Things New.” And resurrection clearly is deliverance. The big and significant difference is the point of emphasis. I think “that he may know” is, in fact, the central purpose of Jesus’ suffering throughout his mortal life.
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