patterns in OT – Makhashabah: Patterns in 1 Samuel

Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 3 of 3

In this post I discuss a third chiasm in 1 Sam 13-14. Like the first two, it is set within the context of a battle between Israel and the Philistines, with each chiasm giving a different thematic perspective of the battle. The previous chiasm presented a tense military situation for Israel who was armed onlyContinue reading “Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 3 of 3”

The Decline of Saul – Part 3

This post is the third in a series describing a cluster of story trellises, all three depicting the decline of King Saul’s reign in 1 Sam. 13-14. The first trellis in the cluster is named Saul’s Foolishness. The second is named Saul’s Dynasty Will End. The third is Separation. Separation Story Trellis The Separation StoryContinue reading “The Decline of Saul – Part 3”