Bible Timeline
Bible Timeline
Bible Timeline
Creation
Adam + Eve The Fall.
Cain, Abel, Seth
First murder. Cain killed Abel whose sacrifice of sheep was acceptable to God. The Flood.
GENESIS
Noah
Nahor Terah Sarahs maidservant. Nephew of Abraham. Saved before destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Lot
+ Hagar
JOB
Story dealing with the Problem of Evil. A righteous man is afflicted to test his faith.
nation of his descendants. Tested when God Abraham + Sarah great demanded that he sacrifice Isaac, the son of his extreme Isaac + Rebekah old age. + Rachel (favored) Esau, Jacob (Israel) + Leah
Righteous man with whom God made a covenant, symbolized by circumcision. God promised to make a
Line of immediate descent Line of descent with intervening descendants removed Line of non-hereditary power Patriarch Ruling Nation Judge Prophet King (King with reign of 3 years) good king BOOK OF THE BIBLE
Jacob tricked his father to steal his brothers birthright and his fathers blessing. Worked 14 years in exchange for his wives. After wrestling with God, was renamed Israel. Joseph was the favorite son sold into slavery by his brothers. And interpreter of dreams, he became Pharaohs right hand and preserved his family when they moved to Egypt during a great famine.
Dan, Naphtali
Gad, Asher
Joseph, Benjamin
Ephraim, Manasseh
Moses leads Israel out of Egypt through the ten plagues worked by God. Sees God in the burning bush, learns His name, parts the Red Sea, receives the 10 Commandments, then leads Israel for 40 years of wandering in the desert. Aaron was his spokesman.
Egypt
RUTH + Boaz
Obed Jesse
Land. JOSHUA Leaders of portions of Israel before the establishment of the monarchy. JUDGES 12 (Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Barak (Deborah ), Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jepthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson)
With Caleb, only one of Israels scouts not to doubt Gods power. Leads Israel into Promised
Eli
Zeruiah, Abigail
Davids 2nd in commandAbishai Davids general, killed by SolomonJoab Asahel
1+2 SAMUEL
AmasaAbsaloms general
Written over many centuries, the Psalms are considered the great prayer of the Church. They contain every human emotion. Written over many centuries, a collection of morally instructive verses.
PSALMS
Nathan 1
PROVERBS
Israel
Leads Northern rebellion, establishes worship at Dan and Bethel.
Judah
Rehoboam (931-913)
(Abijam) (913-911)
Jeroboam (931-910)
(Nadab) (910-909)
Through pride, drives Ten Northern tribes to rebel. Only Benjamin and Judah remain.
Baasha (909-886)
(Elah) (886-885) (Zimri) (7 days in 885)
Founds Samaria.
Omri (885-874)
Elisha Elijah
Ahab (874-853)
(Ahaziah) (853-852)
AKA Jehoram.
Joram (852-841)
(841-814)
Kills Joram of Israel, Ahaziah of Judah, entire house Jehu of Omri. Destroys Baals temple and worshippers.
2 KINGS
AKA Jehoash. Rebuilds Temple but apostatizes. Later assassinated. Captured by Joash of Israel. Later assassinated. AKA Uzziah.
AMOS
Shepherd from Judah. The injustice of Israel will doom her.
HOSEA
(783-743)
(Zechariah) (6 months in 743) (Shallum) (1 month in 743) Menahem (743-738) (Pekahiah) (738-737) Pekah (737-732)
Jotham (740-736)
ISAIAH
Gods plan of salvation. Begins prophesying in 740 after having his lips purged by a coal. Heinous idolater.
MICAH
Condemns mere ritualism, promises salvation. Prophet of social justice.
Hoshea (732-722)
Assyrian Exile722
Under Sargon II
Assyria
Hezekiah (716-687)
Exiled Israelites replaced by foreigners who intermarry, become Samaritans. TOBIT exiled in Assyria. His son Tobiah journeys with the Archangel Raphael. Themes include the merits of almsgiving and burying the dead.
Major reformrestricts worship to the Temple. Fights Assyria (Sennacherib). in the Temple.
The Restoration
Judah post-Captivity
Josiah (640-609)
HAGGAI
First post-exilic prophet. Exhortation to finish Temple to avoid Gods wrath.
ZECHARIAH
Encouragement to finish Temple for the Messiah.
NAHUM ZEPHANIAH
Foretells fall of Nineveh (612). Coming Day of the Lord. Unjust punished, repentant restored through Messiah.
JEREMIAH
627 on. Describes Gods heartbreak at Judahs faithlessness, foretells Captivity, promises restoration.
(Jehoahaz) (609) Deposed by Pharaoh. Jehoiakim (609-598) Installed by Pharaoh. (Jehoiachin) (598-597) Deported to Babylon.
Xerxes of Persia (AKA Ahasuerus) (486-465) Husband of ESTHER., who saves the Jews by interceding with the King when Haman tries to destroy them. Artaxerxes I of Persia (465-423) Stops the rebuilding of Jerusalem. Nehemiah persuades him to allow it.
general of (ahistorical) Stepson of Esther. JUDITH kills Holofernes, Assyrian Nebuchadnezzar. Governor who rebuilt walls of Jerusalem. NEHEMIAH MALACHI (beginning around 445, Ezra likely somewhat later) Message of judgment to EZRA Priest who encourages fidelity to Torah (legalism). complacent people.
HABAKKUK
Zedekiah (597-587)
Babylonian Captivity587
EZEKIEL
First prophet to be called outside
THE SONG OF SONGS A love poeman allegory of the love between God and his people. JONAH
Jerusalem destroyed. the Holy Land. Israel deserved punishment, must acknowledge Remnant in Judah composes LAMENTATIONS, that the Lord is God. Promise of acrostic poems mourning loss of Jerusalem. a new spirit and a new covenant. BARUCH Describes the new Temple, Many, including Jeremiah, then emigrate to Egypt. Purported scribe ofprophesies against foreign lands.
OBADIAH
JOEL
Call to repentance before apocalyptic Day of the Lord.
DANIEL
Nebuchadnezzar Belshazzar
ECCLESIASTES SIRACH
Mede
134-63-HasmoneansJews
1+2 MACCABEES
Descendants of Judas Maccabeus Ruled Galilee and Judea with (pagan) Samaria in between.
Primarily moral and spiritual Jews led by the priestly Moral maxims in praise of God maxims. family of Judas Maccabeus. and His wisdom.
WISDOM
Daniel and lions den. (539-530) 538sends Jews back, starts to rebuild Temple, restores sacred artifacts. Bel and the Dragon (DANIEL) Sheshbazzar governor of Judah.
Persia
63-
Rome