The Story of The Creation
(Adam and Eva).
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Noah and the flood.
The tower and the babble in Babylon.
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Around 1700-2000 before Christ.
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The history about the twelve sons of Israel (Jacob).
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Around 1300 before Christ.
The walk from Egypt to Canaan.
Moses leads through the desert. The migration takes forty years.
The Law of Moses.
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Joshua, who had been the apprentice of Moses, leads into the promised land.
First Israel conquers the area east of the Jordan river, then Israel conquers Jericho west of the Jordan river, then the rest of the country.
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Around 1200-1020 before Christ.
The time of the judges.
Canaan is conquered and the twelve tribes of Israel inhabit the country – but without eliminating all seven tribes living there despite the commandment of God.
Israel is ruled by judges, among them Samson.
Ruth is the great grandmother of David.
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Around 1020-926 before Christ.
The united kingdom.
Saul, David, and Salomon are the three first kings of Israel.
Thereafter a split kingdom between Judah and Israel.
One does not know when The Book of Job is written.
SAUL (from the tribe of Benjamin). Is appointed by Samuel after the Israelites ask for a king. Gathers Israel and start the conquest of the Philistines (the trade people by the coast of the Mediterranean sea). But is disobeying God and therefore the kingdom is given David after him. Saul dies in a battle with the Philistines.
DAVID (from the tribe of Judah). King around 1000-962 before Christ. Appointed by Samuel. Becomes general by Saul, but Saul becomes hostile towards him. Because of that David must flee and be on the run until Saul dies. The great king of Israel. A lot of great warriors. Defeats the Philistines and neighbouring people and establishes a big kingdom. Nathan prophesises that the son, the family, of David shall rule over an eternal kingdom – in other words that Messiah will go out from David. Conquers Jerusalem and puts the Arch of The Covenant there. Prepares the building of the temple. Takes Bathsheba (the mother of Salomon) from Uriah and let Uriah be killed in battle. The great sin of David. He also let his people count, what he and Israel pays for. But he admits his sin. Is challenged by his son Absalom, but Absalom is killed and the rebellion fought.
SALOMON (son of David with Bathsheba). Dies around 926 before Christ. Builds the temple of Jerusalem and fills the temple with big treasuries. Establishes a great kingdom in peace and harmony. Widely known for his wisdom and his wealth. Is visited and honoured by the queen of Shebah. But makes high places outside Jerusalem and is by his many wives turned towards foreign gods. Ahijah prophesises that the kingdom for that reason after him will be divided in two.After Salomon that is what happens. In the North Israel is established, constituted by most of the twelve tribes. Samaria becomes the main city of Israel. In the South the kingdom continues under the sons of David, the kingdom now by the name of Judah. Jerusalem continues to be the main city of Judah. In the Book of Kings and in the Chronicles we are told about endless strife between the two kingdoms, and we are told about war to keep the Arameans (in the North East) and the Assyrians (in the South East, later called Babylonians) from life. The books of the prophets (not mentioned here) give witness of apostasy and of continuous weakening of the power Israel inhabited under David and Salomon. Gilead (East of the Jordan River) and Galilee (in the North) (that is the kingdom of Israel) fall for the Assyrians in 733-32 at the same time as Damascus is conquered. Samaria is destroyed in 721 and the people of Israel is subjected to captivation (Assyrian captivity). In the South Judah is independent longer, but in 597 Jerusalem finally falls for the Babylonian king and a flock of the most prominent of Judah is abducted to Babylonian exile. The temple is destroyed in 587 and the second group of Judah is abducted to Babylonian exile.
In 539-538 Babylonia falls for Persia (for Cyrus II), residing even further East. Judah (approximately 40.000 people) is permitted to go home. The temple is rebuilt under the leadership of Zerubbabel and the priest Ezra (who returned to Judah in 485). Esther (The Book of Esther) becomes in these times Persian queen (for king Xerxes 1) and saves the Jewish people from extermination. Nehemiah leads the third group back to Judah in 444 and rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days. The Old Testament ends with the release of Israel from the Babylonian captivity.
WHAT YEAR
The creation (Adam and Eve) around 4000 B.C.
The time of the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) before 1700 B.C.
The stay in Egypt 1700-1250 B.C
The time of the judges 1200-1020 B.C.
The united kingdom 1020-926 B.C.
. Thereafter divided in
.. Judah 926-587 B.C.
.. Israel 926-722 B.C.
... Assyrian rule over Israel 722-587 B.C.
Babylonian rule 587-538 B.C.
.. The temple is destroyed 587 B.C.
Persian rule 538-332 B.C.
Hellenistic time332-63 B.C.
... Alexander The Great 332 B.C.
... Syrian Antiochus III 198 B.C.
Roman rule 63 B.C. - 325 A.C.
. The temple is destroyed 70 A.C.
The dates are approximates, taken from different sources.
Jesus is The Son. Jesus is the Son of Man and so the meaning of life. He is the outcome of every action, he is the life after the death of any thing we do. King David wrote (Psalm, 2:11-12): "Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him." I believe the shamelessness of today is due to the fact there is no fear of The Son.