Why are the Gita’s first and last chapters of Krishna’s instructions its longest chapters?

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Hare Krishna. Question, why are the Gita’s first and last chapters of Krishna’s instruction its longest chapters? Answer, because Krishna summarizes His teachings both in His first chapter of instruction, that is the second chapter, as well as in the 18th chapter.
The first chapter has 72 verses, the last chapter has 78 verses. And if we go through the chapters section-wise, then we will see that Krishna talks in the first chapter about our Sankhya, Karma Kanda, Karma Yoga, Hymns and Bhakti Yoga also. And similarly, in the 18th chapter, Krishna talks about Sankhya, He talks about Karma Yoga, He talks about Jnana Yoga and He culminates in Bhakti Yoga.
So, because these two chapters are like an introductory summary and a concluding summary, that’s how they are the longest chapters in the Bhagavad Gita. Thank you. Hare Krishna.