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Salvation History Timeline

Stories of the Beginning (Prehistory)

Creation

Sin and the Promise

Cain and Abel

The Flood

The Tower of Babel

b.c.

c. 1850 ▶ Abraham, Our Father in Faith

1800 ▶ The Patriarchs (Isaac, Jacob)

1700

c. 1650 ▶ Joseph sold into slavery

1500

1400

1300

c. 1280 ▶ The Exodus and the Ten Commandments

1200

▶ Judges (Gideon, Samson, Deborah, Samuel)

1100

▶ Kings (Saul)

1000 ▶ David, the Greatest King of Israel

961 ▶ Solomon, Builder of the Temple

900

800

▶ Prophets (Elijah, Isaiah, Amos)

721 ▶ Fall of the Northern Kingdom (Jeremiah)

700

600

587 ▶ Fall of the Southern Kingdom and Exile to Babylon (Ezekiel, Second Isaiah)

537 ▶ Return to Judah (Third Isaiah)

400

300

200

165 ▶ Maccabean Revolt and Rededication of the Temple

100

A.D. ▶ Anno Domini, the Year of Our Lord

Jesus, the fulfillment of God’s plan, is born.

A Narrative of Salvation History

Genesis

12:1-9 Call of Abraham c.1850 B.C.

15:1-21 Covenant with Abraham

Exodus

1:8-14 Israel taken into slavery c.1650

3:4-14 Call of Moses c.1280

12:1-13 Passover Meal

14:19-31 Crossing of the Red Sea

20:1-17 Ten Commandments

Numbers

10:11-33 Departure from Sinai-Desert wandering

Joshua

3:1-17 Crossing the Jordan (entering the Promised Land)

Judges

3:7-11 Period of Judges begins c.1200

21:25 No kings of yet

1Samuel

8:1-5 Request for a King

16:1-13 David anointed c.1000

2Samuel

7:8-16 Promise of an enduring Kingdom

1Kings

3:1-15 Solomon’s wisdom

6:1-13 Building of the Temple

*2Kings

17:1-6 Fall of the Northern Kingdom to Assyria 721

24:1-17 Fall of the Southern Kingdom to Babylon (beginning of Exile) 587

*(messianic prophecies of Isaiah: 7:10-14; 9:1-6; 11:1-9; 40:1-11; 42:1-9; 52:13- 53:12; 61:1-3)

Ezra

1:1-11 The Return from Exile 539

Nehemiah

2:17-18 Rebuilding Jerusalem

1Maccabees

4:26-61 Jewish independence before Roman occupation 164-63

Luke

2:1-14 The birth of Jesus A.D.

23:33-49 Crucifixion and death of Jesus 33

24:1-12 Resurrection of Jesus

Acts

1:6-12 Ascension of Jesus

2:1-13 Coming of the Holy Spirit

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