Sunday, May 17, 2020

Chiasm of the Ditches

And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
2 Kings 3:22-24

P(3:1-3)"He did evil in the LORD'S sight" (3:2)
  A(3:4-8)  Rebellion of the king of Moab
    B(3:9-12)    
Shortage of water   
(מים)
      C(3:13-19)      Dialogue with Elisha
    B'(3:20-25)    
Water overflowing   
(מים)
  A'(3:26-27)  The king of Moab was defeated

A: The king of Moab.

B: Water.
C: Dialogue with Elisha.