Concentric Rings and Chiasms

I. Genesis 6-9

A. Corruption of All Men and Noah’s Family (Gen. 6:1-12)
B. Covenant with Abraham (Gen. 6:12-18)
C. Commands & Obedience (Gen. 6:19-22)
D. Entered Ark (Gen. 7:1-5)
E. Water comes & Prevails (Gen. 7:6-24)
F. God remembered Noah & beasts & cattle on ark (Gen. 8:1a)
E’. Water recedes (Gen. 8:1b-12)
D’. Leave Ark (Gen. 8:13-19)
C’. Worship & Commands (Gen. 8:20-9:7)
B’. Covenant (Gen. 9:8-17)
A’. Family of Noah and Canaan’s Sin (Gen. 9:18-29)


II. Psalm 29
1 Ascribe to the LORD, O sons of the mighty, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in holy array
3 The voice of the LORD is upon the
waters; The God of glory thunders, The LORD is over many
waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful, The voice of the
LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; Yes, the LORD
breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 And He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, And Sirion
like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD hews out flames of fire.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The
LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD makes the deer to calve, And strips
the forests bare, And in His temple everything says,
"Glory!"
10 The LORD sat as King at the flood; Yes, the LORD sits as
King forever.
11 The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His
people with peace.

A. Ascribe strength and glory to God (Ps. 29:1-2)
B. Powerful and majestic voice of God upon waters (Ps. 29:3-4)
C. Voice of Lord over creation (breaks cedars) (Ps. 29:5)
D. Voice of Lord makes land move (Ps. 29:6)
E. Voice of Lord in Judgement (flames of fire) (29:7)
D’. Voice of Lord shakes land (Ps. 29:8)
C’. Voice of Lord over creation (Ps. 29:9)
B’. King at the flood (Ps. 29:10)
A’. Lord givers strength and peace to His people (Ps. 29:11)


III. Psalm 101:3-8
3-4 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work
of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me.
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil.
5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy;
No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I
endure.
6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that
they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless
way is the one who will minister to me.
7 He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position
before me.
8 Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to cut off from
the city of the LORD all those who do iniquity.


A. No evil for Psalmist (Ps. 101:3-4)
B. Against sinner (slanderer, haughty) (Ps. 101:5)
C. Faithful will minister to Psalmist (Ps. 101:6)
B’. Against sinner (deceitful, liar) (Ps. 101:7)
A’. No evil for land (Ps. 101:8)