Old Testame Overview

Dr. Pothana's Teaching

1. OLD TESTAMENT OVERVIEW

2. Dr. Pothana’s Teaching

3. Old Testament Timeline Flo od God Calls Abraham Move to Egypt Ensl a v ed Conquest J u d g es United Kingdom Exodus Kingdom Divides Israel Destroyed Judah Destroyed Exiles Return Prophecy Ceased 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Cre at ion 22 Books of Poetry & Prophecy (Job – Malachi) 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther) 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther)

4. Part 1 Creation - Judges OLD TESTAMENT OVERVIEW

5. Old Testament Timeline Flo od God Calls Abraham Move to Egypt Ensl a v ed Conquest J u d g es United Kingdom Exodus Kingdom Divides Israel Destroyed Judah Destroyed Exiles Return Prophecy Ceased 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Cre at ion 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther) 22 Books of Poetry & Prophecy (Job – Malachi)

6. Patriarchs, Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Flo od God Calls Abraham Ensl a v ed Exodus & the Law Joshua & Conquest J u d g es I s aa c Ja c ob Move to Egypt Moses Born 1100 1350 1600 1850 2100 2350 2600 Ge n esis Cre at ion

7. GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS & THE EARTH Genesis 1:1

8. “SIN ENTERED THE WORLD THROUGH ONE MAN, AND DEATH THROUGH SIN” Romans 5:12

9. “MEN BEGAN TO INCREASE IN NUMBER ON THE EARTH” Genesis 6:1

10. “EVERY INCLINATION OF THE THOUGHTS OF MAN‟S HEART WAS ONLY EVIL ALL THE TIME” Genesis 6:5

11. GOD SENT THE FLOOD & SAVED NOAH Genesis 6-7

12. GOD CALLED ABRAHAM “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:3

13. “FOR THE SIN OF THE AMORITES HAS NOT YET REACHED ITS FULL MEASURE.” Genesis 15:16

14. “Consider Abraham: „He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.‟ Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham.” Galatians 3:6-7 NIV

15. AB R A H A M Galatians 3:6-7 NIV ISAAC J ACO B

16. JACOB BECAME ISRAEL Genesis 32:28 “You have struggled with God.”

17. ISRAEL HAD 12 SONS Genesis 3

18. JOSEPH SAVES ISRAEL “God sent me… to save your lives by a great deliverance.” Genesis 45:7

19. ISRAEL & 12 SONS MOVED TO EGYPT Genesis 46

20. Patriarchs, Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Flo od God Calls Abraham Ensl a v ed Exodus & the Law Joshua & Conquest J u d g es I s aa c Ja c ob Move to Egypt Moses Born 1100 1350 1600 1850 2100 2350 2600 Ge n esis Cre at ion Job Book of Poetry

21. “THERE IS NO ONE ON EARTH LIKE HIM; HE IS BLAMELESS & UPRIGHT, A MAN WHO FEARS GOD & SHUNS EVIL.” Job 1:8

22. FRIENDS ACCUSE JOB “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.” Job 42:7

23. Patriarchs, Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Flo od God Calls Abraham Ensl a v ed Exodus & the Law Joshua & Conquest J u d g es I s aa c Ja c ob Move to Egypt Moses Born 1100 1350 1600 1850 2100 2350 2600 E x od u s Ge n esis Cre at ion Job Book of Poetry

24. ISRAELITES ENSLAVED BY EGYPTIANS Exodus 1

25. MOSES CHOSEN, SAVED, & PREPARED Exodus 2

26. MOSES LEAD EXODUS OUT OF EGYPT “You will know that I am the Lord your God.” Exodus 6:7, 7:5

27. “When we heard of it, our hearts melted… because… The Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.” Joshua 2:11

28. GOD GAVE ISRAEL THE LAW Exodus 19, Deuteronomy 6:5 “Love the Lord your God.”

29. Patriarchs, Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Flo od God Calls Abraham Ensl a v ed Exodus & the Law Joshua & Conquest J u d g es I s aa c Ja c ob Move to Egypt Moses Born 1100 1350 1600 1850 2100 2350 2600 E x od u s Ge n esis Cre at ion Job Book of Poetry

30. Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Moses, the Exodus & The Law Joshua & the Conquest Judges R uth S a mu e l 1025 1075 1125 1175 1225 1275 1325 E x od u s Leviticus

31. “THE LAW IS HOLY, AND THE COMMANDMENT IS HOLY, RIGHTEOUS AND GOOD.” Romans 7:12

32. LEVITICUS 26 – GUIDE TO PARENTING Expressed Expectations Spells out Reward for Obedience Spells out Consequences for Disobedience

33. “TAKE A CENSUS.” Numbers 1:2

34. Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Moses, the Exodus & The Law Joshua & the Conquest Judges R uth S a mu e l 1025 1075 1125 1175 1225 1275 1325 Leviticus Exodus Numbers

35. ISRAEL LEAVES MT SINAI Numbers 10

36. “WE SHOULD CHOOSE A LEADER AND GO BACK TO EGYPT.” Numbers 14:4

37. “NOT ONE OF YOU WILL ENTER THE LAND… AS FOR YOUR CHILDREN, I WILL BRING THEM IN TO ENJOY THE LAND” Numbers 14:30-31

38. Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Moses, the Exodus & The Law R uth S a mu e l 1025 1075 1125 1175 1225 1275 1325 E x od u s Numbers Leviticus Joshua & the Conquest J u d g es Deuteronomy 1 Samuel

39. “LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH” Deuteronomy 6:5

40. Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Moses, the Exodus & The Law R uth S a mu e l 1025 1075 1125 1175 1225 1275 1325 E x od u s Josh u a Numbers Leviticus Joshua & the Conquest J u d g es Deuteronomy

41. “Be strong and courageous because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers.” Joshua 1:6

42. ISRAEL & JOSHUA CONQUER PROMISE LAND J osh u a

43. Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Moses, the Exodus & The Law R uth S a mu e l 1025 1075 1125 1175 1225 1275 1325 E x od u s Josh u a Numbers Leviticus Joshua & the Conquest J u d g es Deuteronomy J ud g es 1 Samuel

44. CYCLE OF JUDGES Forgot God Served Other gods Handed over to Raiders Judges De liver e d Judge Died Judges 2

45. JUDGES LEAD ISRAEL “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.” Judges 21:25

46. Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Moses, the Exodus & The Law R uth S a mu e l 1025 1075 1125 1175 1225 1275 1325 E x od u s Josh u a J ud g es Numbers Leviticus Joshua & the Conquest Judges Deuteronomy Ruth 1 Samuel

47. “I‟ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law… May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Ruth 2:11-12

48. Patriarchs, Exodus, Conquest, & Judges Flo od God Calls Abraham Ensl a v ed Exodus & the Law Joshua & Conquest J u d g es I s aa c Ja c ob Move to Egypt Moses Born 1100 1350 1600 1850 2100 2350 2600 E x od u s Ge n esis Cre at ion Job Book of Poetry

49. Part 2 The United Kingdom OLD TESTAMENT OVERVIEW

50. Old Testament Timeline Flo od God Calls Abraham Move to Egypt Ensl a v ed Conquest J u d g es United Kingdom Exodus Kingdom Divides Israel Destroyed Judah Destroyed Exiles Return Prophecy Ceased 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Cre at ion 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther) 22 Books of Poetry & Prophecy (Job – Malachi)

51. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital David & Bathsheba Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 1 Samuel

52. SAMUE L 1 Samuel Judge & Proph e t

53. “APPOINT A KING TO LEAD US, SUCH AS ALL THE OTHER NATIONS HAVE.” 1 Samuel 8:5

54. ISRAEL DEMANDED A KING 1 Samuel 8:7 “They have rejected Me as their king.”

55. KING SAUL 1 Samuel 9-31

56. KING SAUL 1 Samuel 15:26 “You have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you as king over Israel.”

57. SAMUEL ANOINTS DAVID TO BE THE NEXT KING 1 Samuel 16:7 , Acts 13:22 “The Lord looks at the heart” & “I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart.”

58. DAVID SLAYS GOLIATH 1 Samuel 17

59. KING SAUL TRIES TO KILL DAVID 1 Samuel 18-31

60. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital David & Bathsheba Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 1 Samuel 2 Samuel

61. KING DAVID 2 Samuel Jerusalem

62. DAVID SINS WITH BATHSHEBA 2 Samuel 11-12

63. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 David & Bathsheba 1 Chronicles 1 Samuel 2 Samuel Psalms Books of Poetry

64. “My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” Psalm 62:1-2

65. “I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble. ” Psalm 142:2

66. “Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 117

67. “Of David… When he had fled from Saul into the cave.” Psalm 57

68. “A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.” Psalm 51

69. “Lead me to the rock that is higher than I” Psalm 61:2

70. USING THE PSALMS Learn about God Examples of openness & expression to God Break up rather than read straight through Use as guides in prayer & worship

71. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital David & Bathsheba Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 1 Chronicles 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 2 Chronicles 1 Kings Psalms Books of Poetry

72. KING SOLOMON 1 Kings 2

73. KING SOLOMON “I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for – both riches and honor – so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. ” 1 Kings 3:12-13

74. KING SOLOMON 1 Kings 1-11 Jerusalem

75. KING SOLOMON 1 Kings 4:32 “He spoke three thousand proverbs.”

76. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital David & Bathsheba Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 2 Chronicles 1 Chronicles 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings Psalms Proverbs Books of Poetry

77. “FOR ATTAINING WISDOM AND DISCIPLINE” Proverbs 1:2

78. PROVERBS 1-9

79. “Lazy hands makes a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. ” Proverbs 10:4

80. “Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.” Proverbs 17:14

81. “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man‟s inmost parts.” Proverbs 18:8

82. “Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will pay for it.” Proverbs 30:10

83. “Do not slander a co-worker to his boss , or he will curse you, and you will pay for it.” Proverbs 30:10

84. “Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, „I was only joking!‟” Proverbs 26:18-19

85. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital David & Bathsheba Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 2 Chronicles 1 Chronicles 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings Psalms ProverbPsr,oSvoenrgbsof Songs Books of Poetry

86. “SONG OF SONGS”

87. “Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing.” Song of Songs 4:2

88. KING SOLOMON 1 Kings 10:27 “The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones.”

89. KING SOLOMON 1 Kings 1-11 Jerusalem

90. KING SOLOMON BUILT TEMPLE OF THE LORD 1 Kings 5-8

91. KING SOLOMON 1 Kings 11:1-3 “King Solomon, however, love d many foreign women… from nations the Lord had told the Israelites, „You must not intermarry‟… and his wives led him astray.”

92. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital David & Bathsheba Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 2 Chronicles 1 Chronicles 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings Psalms Proverbs, EScocnlgesoiafsStoens,gSs ong of Songs Books of Poetry

93. “ECCLESIASTES”

94. “Meaningless! Meaningless!... Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2

95. “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13

96. The United Kingdom Sa muel King Saul King David King Solomon Kingdom Divides David Slays Goliath Jerusalem Becomes Capital David & Bathsheba Temple Built 925 965 1005 1045 1085 2 Chronicles 1 Chronicles 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings Psalms Proverbs, EScocnlgesoiafsStoens,gSs ong of Songs Books of Poetry

97. Part 3 The Divided Kingdom OLD TESTAMENT OVERVIEW

98. Old Testament Timeline Flo od God Calls Abraham Move to Egypt Ensl a v ed Conquest J u d g es United Kingdom Exodus Kingdom Divides Israel Destroyed Judah Destroyed Exiles Return Prophecy Ceased 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Cre at ion 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther) 22 Books of Poetry & Prophecy (Job – Malachi)

99. 1 Kings 12:13-14 KING REHOBOAM TAKES WRONG ADVICE “The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders, he followed the advice of young men.”

100. I S R AE L 1 Kings 12

101. 1 Kings 12 J I S U R D A A E H L

102. KING JEROBOAM OF ISRAEL (NORTH) 1 Kings 12:28 “Made two golden calves…Here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.”

103. KING REHOBOAM OF JUDAH (SOUTH) 1 Kings 14:22 “Did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

104. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Elijah Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) Elisha Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings S R I E A L J U D A H

105. “HE DID EVIL IN THE EYES OF THE LORD.” 1 Kings 15:25

106. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Elijah Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) Elisha Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings S R I E A L J U D A H

107. “ASA DID WHAT WAS RIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE LORD.” 1 Kings 15:11

108. J UD A H I S R AE L Jerusalem Samaria

109. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Elijah Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) Elisha Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings S R I E A L J U D A H

110. KING AHAB & JEZEBEL OF ISRAEL 1 Kings 16:33 “Did more to provoke the Lord… than did all the kings of Israel before him.”

111. KING JEHOSHAPHAT OF JUDAH 2 Chronicles 17:3-4 “He did not consult the Baals but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.”

112. “THE LORD WARNED ISRAEL AND JUDAH THROUGH ALL HIS PROPHETS” 2 Kings 17:13

113. “TURN FROM YOUR EVIL WAYS AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS.” 2 Kings 17:13

114. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) E lish a J e h u Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings S R I E A L J U D A H Elij E a l h ijah E lish a

115. ELIJAH & ELISHA Elijah Defeats Baal Elijah & Chariot of Fire Elisha Sees Army of God “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 1 Kings 18, 2 Kings 2, 2 Kings 6:16

116. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) E lish a J e h u Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings S R I E A L J U D A H Elij E a l h ijah E lish a

117. ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

118. PROPHET JONAH Jonah 1:1 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it”

119. JONAH RUNS Nin e v eh Tarshish

120. PROPHET JONAH Jonah 3:10 “They turned from their evil ways”

121. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) E lish a J e h u Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings S R I E A L J U D A H Elij E a l h ijah E lish a Book of Prophecy to Nineveh, Assyria Jonah Books of Prophecy to Israel (North) Amos Hosea

122. PROPHET AMOS Amos 6:1 “Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you feel secure on Mount Samaria”

123. PROPHET AMOS Amos 7:11 “Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile”

124. PROPHET HOSEA Hosea 1:2 “Take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the Lord.”

125. PROPHET HOSEA Hosea 3:4-5 “Go show your love to your wife again though she is loved by another and is an adulterous. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites.”

126. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) E lisha - J e h u Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings Books of Prophecy to Israel (North) Book of Prophecy to Nineveh, Assyria Books of Prophecy to Judah (South) Isaiah Micah Jonah Hosea Elij E a l h ijah E lish a Amos S R I E A L J U D A H

127. Isaiah 1:18 PROPHET ISAIAH “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”

128. PROPHET ISAIAH Isaiah 2:3 “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths. The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

129. PROPHET ISAIAH Isaiah 7:14 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel.”

130. PROPHET ISAIAH Isaiah 53:5 “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities.”

131. PROPHET MICAH “Bethlehem… out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, who origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Micah 5:2

132. PROPHET MICAH “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression… You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.” Micah 7:18

133. “TURN FROM YOUR EVIL WAYS AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS.” 2 Kings 17:13

134. “BUT THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN.” 2 Kings 17:14

135. “The king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and laid siege to it for three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria.” 2 Kings 17:5-6

136. J UD A H 2 Kings 17:18 I S R AE L “The Lord was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence.”

137. The Divided Kingdom Kingdom Divides Rehoboam A bi jah A sa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Queen Athaliah Ahaziah J o ash A m az i ah Uzziah (Azariah) Jotham A h az Hezekiah Je ro b o am Na d ab B a ash a E l ah Z imri O mri A h ab Ahaziah Jehoram (Joram) E lisha - J e h u Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum M en a h e m Pe k a h i ah Pekah H o s h e a Israel Destroyed 720 790 860 930 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2 Kings Books of Prophecy to Judah (South) Books of Prophecy to Israel (North) Book of Prophecy to Nineveh, Assyria Isaiah Micah Jonah Hosea Elij E a l h ijah E lish a Amos S R I E A L J U D A H

138. Part 4 Judah‟s Final Years OLD TESTAMENT OVERVIEW

139. Old Testament Timeline Flo od God Calls Abraham Move to Egypt Ensl a v ed Conquest J u d g es United Kingdom Exodus Kingdom Divides Israel Destroyed Judah Destroyed Exiles Return Prophecy Ceased 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Cre at ion 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther) 22 Books of Poetry & Prophecy (Job – Malachi)

140. Judah’s Final Years Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Israel Destroyed by Assyria Samaria Resettled Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 2 Chronicles 2 Kings

141. ASSYRIAN EMPIRE 2 Kings 17

142. SAMARIA RESETTLED 2 Kings 17:24

143. “The people you deported and resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know what the god of that country requires. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them off.” 2 Kings 17:26

144. 2 Kings 17:24-41 SAMAR I A Mixed people who worshipped many gods.

145. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Isaiah Micah 2 Chronicles 2 Kings

146. KING HEZEKIAH 2 Kings 18:5 “Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him.”

147. PROPHET ISAIAH 2 Kings 19:6-7 “Do not be afraid… He will return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.”

148. KING HEZEKIAH WITH BABYLONIANS 2 Kings 18:5

149. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Isaiah Micah 2 Chronicles 2 Kings

150. KING MANASSEH 2 Kings 21:6 “He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

151. KING MANASSEH 2 Kings 21:16 “Shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end.”

152. KING MANASSEH 2 Kings 21:12 “I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.”

153. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Books of Prophecy about Others Isaiah Micah 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Na h um

154. “Celebrate your festivals, O Judah and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed. An attacker advances against you, Nineveh.” Nahum 1:15-2:1

155. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Books of Prophecy about Others Isaiah Micah 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Na h um

156. KING JOSIAH 2 Chronicles 34:2 “He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.”

157. JOSIAH REFORMS JUDAH 2 Chronicles 35:18 “None of the kings of Israel had every celebrated such a Passover as did Josiah.”

158. PROPHET ZEPHANIAH Zephaniah 1:14-15 “The great day of the Lord is near – near and coming quickly… That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom.”

159. PROPHET ZEPHANIAH Zephaniah 2:2-3 “Before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you… Seek the Lord… perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord‟s anger.”

160. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Books of Prophecy about Others Isaiah Micah Na h um Zephaniah Habakkuk 2 Chronicles 2 Kings

161. PROPHET HABAKKUK Habakkuk 1:2, 6 HABAKKUK “Why do you tolerate wrong?” GOD “I am raising up the Babylonians”

162. PROPHET HABAKKUK Habakkuk 1:13, 2:8 HABAKKUK “Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?” GOD “You have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you.”

163. PROPHET HABAKKUK Habakkuk 3:2 “I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord.”

164. PROPHET JOEL‟S LOCUSTS Joel 1-2

165. “Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.” Joel 2:13

166. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Books of Prophecy about Others Jeremiah Isaiah Joel Micah Na h um Zephaniah Habakkuk 2 Chronicles 2 Kings

167. PROPHET JEREMIAH Jeremiah 1:6 “I do not know how to speak; I am only a child.”

168. PROPHET JEREMIAH Jeremiah 12:1 “Why does the way of the wicked prosper?”

169. PROPHET JEREMIAH Jeremiah 20:7 “O Lord, you deceived me, and I was deceived.”

170. PROPHET JEREMIAH Jeremiah 20:9 “If I say, „I will not speak… any more in his name,‟ his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed I cannot.”

171. PROPHET JEREMIAH Jeremiah 20:11 “But the Lord is with me like a might warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.”

172. PROPHET JEREMIAH Jeremiah 25:11 “This whole country... will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”

173. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Books of Prophecy about Others Jeremiah Isaiah Joel Micah Na h um Zephaniah Habakkuk 2 Chronicles 2 Kings

174. BABYLON DESTROYED JERUSALEM 2 Chronicles 36:15-20

175. “How deserted lie the city, once so full of people!... Her foes have become her masters.” Lamentations 1:1, 5

176. LAMENTATIONS SPEAKS OF JERUSALEM‟S FALL

177. “Because of the Lord‟s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22

178. J UD A H 2 Kings 25, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah 39

179. EXILED TO BABYLON “Those who escaped from the sword he deported to Babylon.” 2 Chronicles 36:20 B abyl o n

180. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Books of Prophecy about Others Jeremiah Isaiah Joel Micah Nahum Obadia h Zephaniah Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings

181. “You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune… As you have done, it will be done to you… there will be no survivors from the house of Esau” Obadiah 12, 15, 18

182. Judah’s Fall Hezekiah Ma n asseh A m o n J osi ah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah Samaria Resettled Israel Destroyed by Assyria Assyria Invades Judah Babylon Conquers Assyria Egypt Subjects Judah 2 nd Exiles Je rusa l e m Siege 1 st Exiles Taken Babylon Attacks Jerusalem D es t r oy e d Josiah’s Reforms Jerusalem Babylon Invades Judah Babylon Defeats Egypt 580 3 rd Exiles 630 680 730 Books of Prophecy to Judah Books of Prophecy about Others Jeremiah Isaiah Joel Micah Nahum Obadia h Zephaniah Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Books of Prophecy in Exile Ezekiel Daniel

183. Part 5 – The Exile & Return OLD TESTAMENT OVERVIEW

184. Old Testament Timeline Flo od God Calls Abraham Move to Egypt Ensl a v ed Conquest J u d g es United Kingdom Exodus Kingdom Divides Israel Destroyed Judah Destroyed Exiles Return Prophecy Ceased 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Cre at ion 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther) 22 Books of Poetry & Prophecy (Job – Malachi)

185. Exile & Return Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Jehoiachin Released in Exile 1 st Exiles Return w/Zerubabbel Foundations of Temple Laid Opposition Halts Temple Temple Construction Resumes Temple Completed 3 rd Exiles Return w/Nehemiah & Rebuild Wall Prophecy Ceased Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar Babylon Subjects Judah Babylon Attacks Jerusalem 1 st Exiles Taken Zedekiah Judah & Jerusalem Destr o ye d Babylon Sieges Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Taken 3 rd Exiles Taken Babylonian Emperor Evil-Merodach Babylonian Regent Belshazzar Darius the Mede of Daniel Persian Emperor Cyrus Conquers Babylon Persian Emperor Darius I Persian Emperor Xerxes (Ahasuerus) Esther Becomes Persian Queen Esther Saves Jews in Persia Persian Emperor Artaxerxes 410 460 510 560 610 Books of Prophecy to Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Return w/Ezra Book of Prophecy about Edom Obadia h J e r e m iah Joe l Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Books of Prophecy in Exile Daniel

186. DANIEL TAKEN TO BABYLON Daniel 1 Nebuchadnezzar

187. SHADRACH, MESHACH, & ABEDNEGO Daniel 3:17-18 “The God we serve is able to save us… but even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods ”

188. DANIEL TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR Daniel 2:37 “The God of heaven has given you dominion.”

189. NEBUCHADNEZZAR HUMBLED BY GOD “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.” Daniel 4:37

190. 1 ST EXILES TO BABYLON 2 Kings 24:14

191. Exile & Return Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Jehoiachin Released in Exile 1 st Exiles Return w/Zerubabbel Foundations of Temple Laid Opposition Halts Temple Temple Construction Resumes Temple Completed 3 rd Exiles Return w/Nehemiah & Rebuild Wall Prophecy Ceased Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar Babylon Subjects Judah Babylon Attacks Jerusalem 1 st Exiles Taken Zedekiah Judah & Jerusalem Destr o ye d Babylon Sieges Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Taken 3 rd Exiles Taken Babylonian Emperor Evil-Merodach Babylonian Regent Belshazzar Darius the Mede of Daniel Persian Emperor Cyrus Conquers Babylon Persian Emperor Darius I Persian Emperor Xerxes (Ahasuerus) Esther Becomes Persian Queen Esther Saves Jews in Persia Persian Emperor Artaxerxes 410 460 510 560 610 Books of Prophecy to Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Return w/Ezra Book of Prophecy about Edom Obadia h J e r e m iah Joe l Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Books of Prophecy in Exile Ezekiel Daniel

192. EZEKIEL SEES CHARIOT OF GOD Ezekiel 24:24

193. EZEKIEL PREDICTS JERUSALEM‟S DOOM Ezekiel 24:24 “When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.”

194. JERUSALEM DESTROYED & 2 ND EXILES TAKEN TO BABYLON 2 Kings 25

195. SURVIVOR REPORTS TO EZEKIEL Ezekiel 33:21 “The city has fallen.”

196. EZEKIEL PROPHESIES RESTORATION Ezekiel 36:25-27 “I will cleanse you from all your impurities… I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees.”

197. PERSIAN EMPIRE CONQUERS BABYLON Daniel 5:23 “You did not honor the God who holds in His hand your life.”

198. PERSIAN EMPIRE CONQUERS BABYLON Daniel 5:30 “That very night Belshazzar… was slain and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom.”

199. DANIEL‟S VISIONS DANIEL 7-12

200. CYRUS, KING OF PERSIA Daniel 6:28

201. Exile & Return Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Jehoiachin Released in Exile 1 st Exiles Return w/Zerubabbel Foundations of Temple Laid Opposition Halts Temple Temple Construction Resumes Temple Completed 3 rd Exiles Return w/Nehemiah & Rebuild Wall Prophecy Ceased Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar Babylon Subjects Judah Babylon Attacks Jerusalem 1 st Exiles Taken Zedekiah Judah & Jerusalem Destr o ye d Babylon Sieges Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Taken 3 rd Exiles Taken Babylonian Emperor Evil-Merodach Babylonian Regent Belshazzar Darius the Mede of Daniel Persian Emperor Cyrus Conquers Babylon Persian Emperor Darius I Persian Emperor Xerxes (Ahasuerus) Esther Becomes Persian Queen Esther Saves Jews in Persia Persian Emperor Artaxerxes 410 460 510 560 610 Books of Prophecy to Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Return w/Ezra Book of Prophecy about Edom Obadia h J e r e m iah Joe l Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Books of Prophecy in Exile Ezekiel Daniel Ez r a

202. CYRUS, KING OF PERSIA Ezra 1:2-3 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: „The Lord, the God of heaven… has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem… Anyone of his people… let him go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord.”

203. PROPHET ISAIAH – ABOUT 200 YEARS EARLIER Isaiah 45:1, 4, 13 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus ,… though you do not acknowledge me… I will raise up Cyrus … He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free.”

204. 1 ST RETURN WITH ZERUBBABEL Ezra 1-2

205. ZERUBBABEL REBUILDS TEMPLE Ezra 4:3 “You have no part with us in building the temple to our God.”

206. ZERUBBABEL REBUILDS TEMPLE Ezra 4:24 “Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill.”

207. HAGGAI & ZECHARIAH “These people say, „The time has not yet come for the Lord‟s house to be built.‟ Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: „Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?‟” a spirit of grace and have pierced. ” “‟R “ e I t w u i r l n l p to ou m r e o , u ‟ t d o e n cla th r e es th h e ou L s o e rd o A f l D m a ig vi h d ty a , n „a d n t d he I w i n i h l l a r b e i t t u a r n n t s t o o f y o J u e . r ‟ u … s a D l e o m not be like your for s e u f p a p th li e c r a s t … ion [ . w T ho h ] e w y o w u il l l d look on no m t e li , st t e h n e .‟ o ” ne they ZZeeccHhhaarriigaahahi112:32:1-043

208. TEMPLE REBUILT Ezra 6

209. Exile & Return Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Jehoiachin Released in Exile 1 st Exiles Return w/Zerubabbel Foundations of Temple Laid Opposition Halts Temple Temple Construction Resumes Temple Completed 3 rd Exiles Return w/Nehemiah & Rebuild Wall Prophecy Ceased Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar Babylon Subjects Judah Babylon Attacks Jerusalem 1 st Exiles Taken Zedekiah Judah & Jerusalem Destr o ye d Babylon Sieges Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Taken 3 rd Exiles Taken Babylonian Emperor Evil-Merodach Babylonian Regent Belshazzar Darius the Mede of Daniel Persian Emperor Cyrus Conquers Babylon Persian Emperor Darius I Persian Emperor Xerxes (Ahasuerus) Esther Becomes Persian Queen Esther Saves Jews in Persia Persian Emperor Artaxerxes 410 460 510 560 610 Books of Prophecy to Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Return w/Ezra Book of Prophecy about Edom Obadia h J e r e m iah Joe l Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Books of Prophecy in Exile Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Ez r a E s ther

210. XERXES, KING OF PERSIA Esther 1

211. XERXES & QUEEN ESTHER Esther 2

212. XERXES & QUEEN ESTHER Esther 3:13 “Destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews – young and old, women and little children – on a single day.”

213. QUEEN ESTHER Esther 4:14 “And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”

214. XERXES & QUEEN ESTHER Esther 8:11 “The king‟s edict granted the Jews… the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill, and annihilate… and to plunder… their enemies.”

215. 2 ND RETURN WITH EZRA Ezra 7

216. EZRA LEADS REPENTANCE Ezra 9:1 “The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices.”

217. PROPHET MALACHI Malachi 1:6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me?”

218. PROPHET MALACHI Malachi 1:10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar!”

219. PROPHET MALACHI Malachi 3:10 “Bring in the whole tithe… Test me in this… and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”

220. Exile & Return Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Jehoiachin Released in Exile 1 st Exiles Return w/Zerubabbel Foundations of Temple Laid Opposition Halts Temple Temple Construction Resumes Temple Completed 2 nd Exiles Return w/Ezra 3 rd Exiles Return w/Nehemiah & Rebuild Wall Prophecy Ceased Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar Babylon Subjects Judah Babylon Attacks Jerusalem 1 st Exiles Taken Zedekiah Judah & Jerusalem Destr o ye d Babylon Sieges Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Taken 3 rd Exiles Taken Babylonian Emperor Evil-Merodach Babylonian Regent Belshazzar Darius the Mede of Daniel Persian Emperor Cyrus Conquers Babylon Persian Emperor Darius I Persian Emperor Xerxes (Ahasuerus) Esther Becomes Persian Queen Esther Saves Jews in Persia Persian Emperor Artaxerxes 410 460 510 560 610 Books of Prophecy to Jerusalem Book of Prophecy about Edom Obadia h J e r e m iah Joe l Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Books of Prophecy in Exile Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Ez r a E s ther Ne h emiah

221. 3 RD RETURN WITH NEHEMIAH Nehemiah 2

222. NEHEMIAH REBUILDS THE WALL Ezra & Nehemiah

223. “THOSE WHO CARRIED MATERIALS DID THEIR WORK WITH ONE HAND AND HELD A WEAPON IN THE OTHER.” Nehemiah 4:17

224. COMPLETE THE WALL & WORSHIP THE LORD Nehemiah 6-12

225. “I WILL LOOK TO THE LORD; I WILL WAIT FOR THE GOD OF MY SALVATION” Micah 7:7

226. Exile & Return Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Jehoiachin Released in Exile 1 st Exiles Return w/Zerubabbel Foundations of Temple Laid Opposition Halts Temple Temple Construction Resumes Temple Completed 2 nd Exiles Return w/Ezra 3 rd Exiles Return w/Nehemiah & Rebuild Wall Prophecy Ceased Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar Babylon Subjects Judah Babylon Attacks Jerusalem 1 st Exiles Taken Zedekiah Judah & Jerusalem Destr o ye d Babylon Sieges Jerusalem 2 nd Exiles Taken 3 rd Exiles Taken Babylonian Emperor Evil-Merodach Babylonian Regent Belshazzar Darius the Mede of Daniel Persian Emperor Cyrus Conquers Babylon Persian Emperor Darius I Persian Emperor Xerxes (Ahasuerus) Esther Becomes Persian Queen Esther Saves Jews in Persia Persian Emperor Artaxerxes 410 460 510 560 610 Books of Prophecy to Jerusalem Book of Prophecy about Edom Obadia h J e r e m iah Joe l Habakkuk Lamentations 2 Chronicles 2 Kings Books of Prophecy in Exile Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Ez r a E s ther Ne h emiah

227. Old Testament Timeline Flo od God Calls Abraham Move to Egypt Ensl a v ed Conquest J u d g es United Kingdom Exodus Kingdom Divides Israel Destroyed Judah Destroyed Exiles Return Prophecy Ceased 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Cre at ion 17 Historical Books (Genesis – Esther) 22 Books of Poetry & Prophecy (Job – Malachi)

228. OLD TESTAMENT OVERVIEW

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