PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE BIBLE THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE BIBLE OLD TESTAMENT CHRONOLOGY Period/Time Main Characters Main Events Beginning to 2165 B.C. Adam, Abel Creation CREATION Enoch, Noah Flood Fall of Man Genesis 1-11 Tower of Babel ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2165-1834 B.C. PATRIARCHS Abraham, Isaac, Beginning of Israel Jacob, Joseph Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 12-50 Israel moves to Egypt Job Job, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, Elihu Testing of Job ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1834-1405 B.C. EXODUS Exodus Israel in Egypt/Deliverance Leviticus Moses, Aaron, Building of the Tabernacle Numbers Miriam, Eleazar, Mosaic Covenant - The Law Deuteronomy Korah, Balaam, Phinehas Failure at Kadesh Barnea ___________________________________________________________________________________
1405-1380 B.C. CONQUEST OF CANAAN Invasion of the Land Subjection of the Land Joshua Joshua, Caleb, Rahab, Achan Distribution of the Land ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1380-1043 B.C. JUDGES Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Barak, Ministry of 12 judges/reformers Judges Jephthah, Samson Ruth Ruth, Naomi, Boaz Marriage of Boaz and Ruth I Samuel 1-7 Hannah, Eli, Samuel Prayer of a mother Death of a priest ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1043-931 B.C. UNITED KINGDOM I Samuel 8-31 II Samuel
Saul, David, Solomon Joab, Abner, Absalom, Goliath
I Kings 1-11 I Chronicles II Chronicles 1-9
Zadok, Bathsheba, Nathan, Jonathan, Queen of Sheba
Reign and Death of Saul Triple Anointing of David: In Bethlehem by Samuel In Hebron by 2 tribes In Hebron by all 12 tribes Capture of Jerusalem by David Bringing of the Ark into Jerusalem
Davidic Covenant Construction of the First Temple Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon ___________________________________________________________________________________ 931-605 B.C DIVIDED KINGDOM - CHAOS I Kings 12-22
II Kings
II Chronicles 10-36 Obadiah (850-840) Joel (841-834) Jonah (785-750) Amos (760-753) Hosea (760-700)
Kings of the North: Jeroboam, Omri, Ahab, Jeroboam II, Hoshea Kings of the South: Rehoboam, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Uzziah, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Josiah, Jehoakim, Zedekiah Oral Prophets: Elijah, Micaiah, Elisha Various figures: Jezebel, Naaman, Athaliah
Israel’s tragic civil war Capture of Northern Kingom by the Assyrians Salvation of Jerusalem from the Assyrians
Ministry of the Oral Prophets
Ministry of the Writing Prophets
Amaziah Gomer, Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah, Lo-ammi
Isaiah (742-681) Micah (735-700) Nahum (650-620) Zephaniah (640-620) Jeremiah (627-575) Baruch, Gedaliah, Ishmael, Johanan The New Covenant Habakkuk (609-606) Lamentations (586) The Fall of Jerusalem ___________________________________________________________________________________ 605-538 B.C. CAPTIVITY Personal Deliverance of Daniel and his Friends Destruction of First Temple Daniel (605-536) Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, Description of the Future Shadrach, Mishach, Abednego, Millennial Temple Belshazzar, Darius Panorama of Gentile World Kingdoms Ezekiel (593-560) Preview of Israel’s Future Fall of Babylon ___________________________________________________________________________________ 538-400 B.C. RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY Esther (478-463)
Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai, Haman,
Ezra (458-440)
Cyrus, Joshua, Zerubbabel, Ezra
Deliverance of the Jews in Persia - Festival of Purim Decree of Cyrus
Nehemiah (445-415)
Nehemiah, Artaxerxes, Sanballat
Construction of the Second Temple Rebuilding of the Walls of Jerusalem
Haggai (520-504) Zechariah (520-488) Malachi (427-400) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NEW TESTAMENT CHRONOLOGY Period/Time Main Characters Main Events 5 B.C.- 30 A.D. THE GOSPELS Incarnation of God the Son Matthew To the Jews - Lion Messiah/King of Israel
Twelve Apostles Mary and Joseph Mary and Martha Pilate and Herod
Birth, Flight to Egypt, Temptation, Choosing of the Twelve, Upper Room Event, Trials and Death, Dedication, Temple visit at Age 12
Mark To the Romans - Ox Servant of Jehovah
John the Baptist
Introduction as Lamb of God Transfiguration, Gethsemane, Resurrection, Wise Men Visit,
Luke To the Greeks - Man Perfect Man - Son of man
Baptism, First Temple Cleansing
John Nicodemus, Lazarus, Triumphal Entry, Great High To all - Eagle Priestly Prayer, Son of God/Mighty God Mary Magdalene Ascension ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 A.D. - 68 A.D EARLY CHURCH Acts
Peter, Philip, Stephen, Paul, Barnabas, Silas, James, Luke
Pentecost, Death of Aninias and Sapphira, Selection of First Deacons, Martyrdom of Stephen Converision of Ethiopian Eunuch Conversion of Saul of Tarsus Conversion of Cornelius Church of Antioch, Deliverance of Peter, Paul’s Missionary Journeys, Jerusalem Council, Paul’s arrest Trip to Rome ___________________________________________________________________________________ 45 A.D. - 100 A.D. THE EPISTLES James (45), Galatians, (49), I Thessalonians (51), II Thessalonians (51), I Corinthians (56), II Corinthians (56), Romans (57), Ephesians (60), Colossians (61), Philippians (61), Philemon (61), I Timothy (62), Titus (66), II Timothy (67), Hebrews (66?), I Peter (68), II Peter (68), Jude (68), I John (95), II John (95), III John (95), Revelation (96)