Comments on: Why Davidic Chiasmus? http://www.davidicchiasmus.com/blog/2009/07/30/introduction-why-davidic-chiasmus/ A governing literary structure comprising an intricate, specific, and repeated thematic pattern -- widely found Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:08:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Scott Vanatter http://www.davidicchiasmus.com/blog/2009/07/30/introduction-why-davidic-chiasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Scott Vanatter Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:08:18 +0000 http://davidicchiasmus.com/blog/?p=73#comment-417 <b>Why is this structure named “Davidic Chiasmus”?</b> The divine message of this literary structure is summarized with the name “Davidic.” 1. In every dispensation, the Lord has given keys of knowledge, power and revelations to prophets, i.e., messianic servants. All of these prophets serve as a type of Jesus Christ, who was called <em>the Son of David</em> (Matt 1:1; 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30-31; 21:9,15; 22:42). 2. The word <em>David means “beloved”</em> and the name gives reverence to Jesus Christ (Matt 12:18; 17:5; Luke 9:35; 20:13), who is the exemplar Davidic servant. 3. There are many biblical prophecies that address <em>the Lord’s Servant, who would exemplify righteousness</em>, and be the Branch and King to Judah in the latter-days (2 Samuel 7:8-19; Psalm 89:1-4; Psalm 132:1-18; Isaiah 9:7, 11:1-11, 49:7, 55:3-4; Jer. 23:3-8, 30:8-9, 33:15-22; Ezek. 34:23-24, 37:21-28; Daniel 7:14; Hosea 3:4-5; Micah 2:13, 5:2; Amos 9:11; Zech. 3:8-9, 12:8). Joseph Smith prophesied that “The throne and kingdom of David is to be taken from him and given to another by the name of David in the last days, raised up out of his lineage.” (Joseph Smith History of the Church 6:253). In view of these prophecies and of the fifteenth Beracha of the Shemone-Esre (the daily Jewish prayer consisting of eighteen benedictions): “make the branch (zemach) of David thy servant to shoot forth speedily, and let his horn rise high by virtue of Thy salvation,” it is hardly to be doubted that this future Davidic Servant will play a most prominent role associated with the Lord’s Second Coming. 4. Finally, the name itself implies that <em>all of God’s children have it within themselves the regenerative powers to become like Christ</em>. Joseph Campbell wrote, “The cosmogonic cycle is presented with astonishing consistency in the sacred writings of all the continents, and it gives to the adventure of the hero a new and interesting turn; for now it appears that the perilous journey was a labor not of attainment but of reattainment, not discovery but rediscovery. The godly powers sought and dangerously won are revealed to have been within the heart of the hero all the time. He is 'the king’s son' who has come to know who he is and therewith has entered into the exercise of his proper power – 'God’s son,' who has learned to know how much that title means. From this point of view the hero is symbolical of that divine creative and redemptive image which is hidden within us all, only waiting to be known and rendered into life.” (The Hero with a Thousand Faces, p. 39). < From FAQ page on this website > Why is this structure named “Davidic Chiasmus”?

The divine message of this literary structure is summarized with the name “Davidic.”

1. In every dispensation, the Lord has given keys of knowledge, power and revelations to prophets, i.e., messianic servants. All of these prophets serve as a type of Jesus Christ, who was called the Son of David (Matt 1:1; 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30-31; 21:9,15; 22:42).

2. The word David means “beloved” and the name gives reverence to Jesus Christ (Matt 12:18; 17:5; Luke 9:35; 20:13), who is the exemplar Davidic servant.

3. There are many biblical prophecies that address the Lord’s Servant, who would exemplify righteousness, and be the Branch and King to Judah in the latter-days (2 Samuel 7:8-19; Psalm 89:1-4; Psalm 132:1-18; Isaiah 9:7, 11:1-11, 49:7, 55:3-4; Jer. 23:3-8, 30:8-9, 33:15-22; Ezek. 34:23-24, 37:21-28; Daniel 7:14; Hosea 3:4-5; Micah 2:13, 5:2; Amos 9:11; Zech. 3:8-9, 12:8). Joseph Smith prophesied that “The throne and kingdom of David is to be taken from him and given to another by the name of David in the last days, raised up out of his lineage.” (Joseph Smith History of the Church 6:253). In view of these prophecies and of the fifteenth Beracha of the Shemone-Esre (the daily Jewish prayer consisting of eighteen benedictions): “make the branch (zemach) of David thy servant to shoot forth speedily, and let his horn rise high by virtue of Thy salvation,” it is hardly to be doubted that this future Davidic Servant will play a most prominent role associated with the Lord’s Second Coming.

4. Finally, the name itself implies that all of God’s children have it within themselves the regenerative powers to become like Christ. Joseph Campbell wrote, “The cosmogonic cycle is presented with astonishing consistency in the sacred writings of all the continents, and it gives to the adventure of the hero a new and interesting turn; for now it appears that the perilous journey was a labor not of attainment but of reattainment, not discovery but rediscovery. The godly powers sought and dangerously won are revealed to have been within the heart of the hero all the time. He is ‘the king’s son’ who has come to know who he is and therewith has entered into the exercise of his proper power – ‘God’s son,’ who has learned to know how much that title means. From this point of view the hero is symbolical of that divine creative and redemptive image which is hidden within us all, only waiting to be known and rendered into life.” (The Hero with a Thousand Faces, p. 39).

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