OLD TESTAMENT TIME LINE
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DATES* |
BOOKS |
PERIOD |
EVENTS |
PEOPLE |
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+/-4000BC 3000 2500 2000 |
Genesis 1-11 |
The World Before Abraham |
Creation; The Fall
The Flood |
Adam, Eve, Enoch, Methuselah
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1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 |
Genesis 12-50 Job Exodus 1-11 Exodus 12-40 |
The Age of the Egyptian Bondage |
Call of Abraham Migration to
Egypt Oppression in
Egypt The Exodus |
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Jacob's 12 Sons
A new line of
Pharaohs Moses, Aaron, Miriam |
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1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 |
Leviticus Judges I-II Samuel II Chronicles Jonah, Amos |
Wilderness Time of the
Judges United Monarchy
Divided Kingdom
Decline of Judah
Exile Return from Exile
Intertestamental Period |
Mt. Sinai Jerusalem as
capital Temple Built Revolt of
Jeroboam Destruction of
Samaria Destruction of Jerusalem Decree of Cyrus Decree of
Artaxerxes |
Caleb, Joshua Deborah Samson Saul Solomon, Sheshonk
I Jeroboam,
Rehoboam Josiah, Necho Nebuchadnezzar
Esther |
All dates are approximate.
Timeline
Minor Prophets of the Old Testament
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Date (B.C.) |
Prophet |
Meaning of Prophet's Name |
Theme of Book in the Bible |
Gave Prophecies To/About |
Major Sins Addressed |
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840 - 830 |
Obadiah |
Worshipper of YHVH |
Day of the Lord; Destruction of Edom; Israel's restoration |
Against Edom |
Edom had continual violence toward Jacob. Edom cheered when Judah taken captive. |
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830 - 750 |
Joel |
YHVH is God |
The Day of the Lord |
Israel, Northern Kingdom |
Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness. |
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780 - 740 |
Jonah |
Dove |
Sign of Commitment; Type of Jesus Christ; God's mercy to repentant |
Nineveh, with implications to all peoples |
Cruelty of the Assyrians |
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765 - 725 |
Hosea |
Salvation |
Salvation |
Israel, Northern Kingdom |
Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness. |
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760 |
Amos |
Burden Bearer |
The Day of the Lord; The Eternal will roar |
Israel, Judah and Benjamin. |
Oppression of the poor; Sexual Immorality; Wanton Luxury; Corruption of law & men |
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Date (B.C.) |
Prophet |
Meaning
of
|
Theme of
Book |
Gave
Prophecies |
Major Sins Addressed |
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740 - 700 |
Micah |
Who is like YHVH? |
The Eternal is just Judge |
Samaria, Jerusalem and then the whole earth |
Lack of justice in the land, injustice, oppression |
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640 - 620 |
Nahum |
Consolation |
Judgement on Nineveh; Comfort to Israel |
Assyrians, primarily the city of Nineveh |
Cruelty of the Assyrians, overstepped boundaries |
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640 - 609 |
Zephaniah |
Hidden by YHVH |
God's indignation on the earth; Who may be hidden?; Israel repents, God saves them |
Judah, Jerusalem, all Israel and all peoples, warning them of the Day of the Lord |
Spiritual fornication |
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608 - 605 |
Habakkuk |
Embrace |
God Embraces Judah through destroying the Chaldeans |
Babylon with implications for all peoples |
Aggression/plunder; Greed/self-assertion; Graft/violence in building; Inhumanity; Idolatry |
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520 |
Haggai |
Festival |
The restoration Temple points to the Church |
Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant |
Neglect in building God's House. Procastrination. |
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520 - 480 |
Zechariah |
Remembered by YHVH |
The coming of God's Kingdom preceded by building of Temple |
Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant |
Joshua had filthy garments. Lack of Judgment, mercy & peace. Living in evil ways. |
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420 - 400 |
Malachi |
My Messenger |
Be prepared for the messenger that is to come. (Elijah) |
Israel (12 tribes) and Israel of God today (Church) |
Priests neglecting duties. People chided for divorce, adultery, robbing God and criticizing. |
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Ryan Goodwin
Church of Christ at Sweet Home, OR / (541)367-1599 / www.sweethomechurch.com