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©2006 TBBMI THE BIBLE… BASICALLY ® (It's organized by the STORY LINE.) PART SEVEN Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
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© 2006 TBBMI THE LAW (5) THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” OR 13 Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament 1 LCLC LCLC ACAC ACAC
© 2006 TBBMI ACAC ACAC THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” 14 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. THE LAW (5) OR LCLC LCLC
© 2006 TBBMI ACAC ACAC THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” 15 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. Genesis THE LAW (5) OR LCLC LCLC
© 2006 TBBMI ACAC ACAC THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” 16 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. Exodus Genesis THE LAW (5) OR LCLC LCLC
© 2006 TBBMI ACAC ACAC THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” 17 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. Exodus Leviticus Genesis THE LAW (5) OR LCLC LCLC
© 2006 TBBMI ACAC ACAC THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” 18 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. Exodus Leviticus Numbers Genesis THE LAW (5) OR LCLC LCLC
© 2006 TBBMI ACAC ACAC LCLC LCLC THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” 19 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. Exodus Leviticus Numbers Genesis Deuteronomy THE LAW (5) OR
© 2006 TBBMI ACAC ACAC LCLC LCLC THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” THE 5 BOOKS OF “THE LAW” “THE TORAH” 20 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 1400 B.C. Exodus Leviticus Numbers Genesis Deuteronomy THE LAW (5) OR
© 2006 TBBMI Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament Exodus Leviticus Numbers Genesis Deuteronomy THE LAW (5) LAND COVENANT Deut. 30:1-10 LAND COVENANT Deut. 30:1-10 ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Gen. 12:1-3 ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Gen. 12:1-3 ACAC ACAC LCLC LCLC
© 2006 TBBMI SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 22 REMEMBER THAT WEDGE! (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) 2 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) ( ) Joshua SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 23 Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1400 B.C. to 1350 B.C. HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC } Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) Joshua Judges SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 24 Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1400 B.C. to 1050 B.C. HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1100 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 25 HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) } ( ) Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 26 (D) 5 DC HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 970 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 27 HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI DCDC DCDC (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam'l 1 Kings 2 Kin Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 600 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 28 HISTORY (12) Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI DCDC DCDC HISTORY (12) (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Ki 1 Kings Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 29 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI DCDC DCDC HISTORY (12) (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Ki 1 Kings (S) (D) (S) (CW) (S) (D) (S) (CW) SAUL DAVID SOLOMON CIVIL WAR Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 30 Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI SAUL DAVID 2 SAMUEL D D S S CW Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF S S SOLOMON 1 KINGS 1 SAMUEL 2 KINGS CIVIL WAR Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 600 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 32 5 D D S S CW S S 2 SAMUEL 1 KINGS 1 SAMUEL 2 KINGS SAUL DAVID SOLOMON CIVIL WAR Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Ki 1 Kings Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1000 B.C. DAVIDIC COVENANT 2 Sam. 7:16 DAVIDIC COVENANT 2 Sam. 7:16 SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS 33 1 HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Ki 1 Kings Joshua Judges Ruth SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 34 1 Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 550 B.C. HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } 1 Chron. 2 Chron. ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Ki 1 Kings Joshua Judges Ruth 35 SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS The Chronicles: Generally: same material as... 2 Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 550 B.C. HISTORY (12) 2 Samuel 2 Kings } } DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI HISTORY (12) (S) (CW) (D) } 1 Chron 2 Chron ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Kin 1 Kings A Fascinating Parenthesis: Joshua Judges Ruth 36 THE PRIESTLY VIEWPOINT SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS Same Time Frame Many of the Same Events Much of the Same Text HISTORY (12) 5 THE PROPHETIC VIEWPOINT Approximate Biblical Timeline: 970 B.C. to 550 B.C. DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI DCDC DCDC HISTORY (12) (S) (CW) (D) } 1 Chron 2 Chron ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Ki 1 Kings Joshua Judges Ruth 37 1 HISTORY (12) “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1050 B.C. to 550 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS THE GREAT KINGDOM SPLIT: A UNITED KINGDOM BECOMES TWO DIVIDED KINGDOMS! Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Kin 1 Kings Joshua Judges Ruth SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 38 1 Approximate Biblical Timeline: 550 B.C. to 450 B.C. HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Kin 1 Kings Joshua Judges Ruth Approximate Biblical Timeline: 450 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 39 HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Kin 1 Kings Approximate Biblical Timeline: 480 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 40 HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S) (CW) (D) } Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther ( ) 1 Samuel 2 Sam 2 Ki 1 Kings Approximate Biblical Timeline: 1400 B.C. to 440 B.C. SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS “HISTORY” THE 12 BOOKS OF 41 HISTORY (12) DCDC DCDC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
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© 2006 TBBMI JOB “POETRY” Job Abraham 7. POETRY (5) “JOB” WAS WRITTEN WELL BEFORE THE ROYALTY PERIOD 4 ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER CIRCA: ABRAHAM Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI JOB “POETRY” Job. 7. POETRY (5) ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD Abraham CIRCA: ABRAHAM Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (N) (S) 45 ALL OTHER “WRITINGS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER “WRITINGS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD JOB “POETRY” HISTORY (12) TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) TO JUDAH: (IN DECLINE) TO JUDAH: (IN CRISIS) TO JUDAH: (IN CAPTIVITY) TO JUDAH: (IN RETURN) * * * * PROPHETS WROTE IN A FOUR HUNDRED YEAR PERIOD AFTER “THE SPLIT” (S) (D) (S) (CW) } ( ) Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chron. 2 Chron. Ezra Nehemiah Esther Amos Hosea Jonah Isaiah Joel Micah Jere- miah Habakkuk Zephaniah Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Obadiah (Nineveh) DC Nahum (Edom) (Nineveh) ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD CIRCA: ABRAHAM NCNC NCNC Lamenta- tions Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI Job Ps 7. POETRY (5) JOB PRAISE PSALMS “POETRY” 1 ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER Abraham Praise CIRCA: ABRAHAM Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI JOB PRAISE PSALMS SOLOMON ON WISDOM SOLOMON ON WISDOM PROV CIRCA: “POETRY” ABRAHAM Job Ps On wisdom Solomon Prov 7. POETRY (5) ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER AbrahamPraise Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI JOB PRAISE PSALMS SOLOMON ON WISDOM SOLOMON ON WISDOM PROV SOLOMON ON LIFE SOLOMON ON LIFE ECCL CIRCA: “POETRY” ABRAHAM Job Eccl Ps Praise on wisdom Solomon Prov on life Solomon 7. POETRY (5) 1 ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER The Temple Mount The Mount of Olives Abraham Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI JOB PRAISE PSALMS SOLOMON ON WISDOM SOLOMON ON WISDOM PROV S'SOL SOLOMON ON LIFE SOLOMON ON LIFE ECCL CIRCA: SOLOMON ON MARRIAGE SOLOMON ON MARRIAGE “POETRY” ABRAHAM Job S'Sol Eccl Ps on wisdom Solomon Prov On life Solomon Sol. on marriage 7. POETRY (5) ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER AbrahamPraise Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI JOB PRAISE PSALMS SOLOMON ON WISDOM SOLOMON ON WISDOM PROV S'SOL SOLOMON ON LIFE SOLOMON ON LIFE ECCL CIRCA: SOLOMON ON MARRIAGE SOLOMON ON MARRIAGE “POETRY” ABRAHAM Job S'Sol Eccl Ps Praise on wisdom Solomon Prov on life Solomon Sol. on marriage 7. POETRY (5) ALL OTHER “POETICAL BOOKS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER Abraham Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI JOB 1/2 DAVID 1 MOSES 1/2 DAVID 1 MOSES PSAL SOLOMON ON LIVING SOLOMON ON LIVING PROV S'SOL SOLOMON ON LIFE SOLOMON ON LIFE ECCL CIRCA: SOLOMON ON MARRIAGE SOLOMON ON MARRIAGE “POETRY” ABRAHAM 51 ALL OTHER “WRITINGS” ARE FROM THE 2. “ROYALTY” PERIOD ALL OTHER “WRITINGS” ARE FROM THE “ROYALTY” PERIOD Job S'Sol Eccl Psal 1 Moses 1/2 David on living Solomon Prov on LIFE Solomon Sol. on marriage 7. Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament POETRY (5) JOB PSALMS PROVERBS ECCLESIASTES SONG OF SOLOMON Abraham
© 2006 TBBMI NOW… WHAT DO I DO ABOUT ALL THOSE PROPHETS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH... ©2006 TBBMI BUT... I'LL JUST LET THE PASTOR DO IT! BUT... I'LL JUST LET THE PASTOR DO IT!
53 Approximate Timeline: From 840 B.C. to 430 B.C. 1 “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING Notice that WEDGE! (S). ( ) } * * (D) (CW) (S) I Chron II Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther I Samuel II Samuel I Kings II Kings PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) (N) PROPHETS (17) © 2006 TBBMI NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
(S). ( ) } * * (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) 54 Approximate Timeline: From 840 B.C. to 430 B.C. “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING Notice that WEDGE! Notice that WEDGE! (N) PROPHETS (17) NCNC NCNC THE PROPHETS WROTE IN A 400- YEAR PERIOD AFTER THE NATIONAL “SPLIT.” © 2006 TBBMI Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI Approximate Timeline: From 840 B.C. to 430 B.C. The Prophets were NOT just wandering all over the Bible… …from the first page to the last! (S). ( ) } * * (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) (N) PROPHETS (17) NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI Two problems... Problem #1: No apparent order. Grouped only by MAJOR prophets and MINOR prophets (S). ( ) } * * (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) (N) PROPHETS (17) NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (S). ( ) } * * (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) (N) MINOR PROPHETS: Much shorter works. (e.g., Isaiah) (e.g., Jonah) MAJOR PROPHETS: Very long works. PROPHETS (17) NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI The progress of Israel's history does not match the order of the prophetical books. 58 Two problems... Problem #2: (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) (N) PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI Why not place the prophets in an order that matches the historical order of events as the biblical record (and other history) tell us? 59 SO… (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) (N) 1 PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI Approximate Timeline: From 760 B.C. to 430 B.C. 1 “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING (N) (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * (S) LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY! PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (N) (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * (S) 61 Approximate Timeline: From 760 B.C. to 430 B.C. 2 PROPHETS (17) “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY! * ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY! (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) FIRST… THOSE TO ISRAEL (NORTHERN KINGDOM) PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY! (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM) 1 PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (N) (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) 64 “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY! (N) PROPHETS (17) SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY! (N) (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) PROPHETS (17) SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING LOOK AT THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY! TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (N) (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) PROPHETS (17) (S) (N) SECOND… THOSE TO JUDAH (SOUTHERN KINGDOM) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI “The Prophecies” THE 17 BOOKS OF SETTING UP THE BOOKS SETTING UP THE BOOKS 67 The Non-Writing Prophets Examples: ELIJAH ELISHA (Others) TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (N) (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (N) The Asterisks: Major Prophets 68 “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (S). * * PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI TO the “Northern” Kingdom …ISRAEL: The Diaspora… TO the “Northern” Kingdom …ISRAEL: The Diaspora… 69 Approximate Timeline: 760 B.C. to 730 B.C. AMOS HOSEA JONAH (to Nineveh) AMOS HOSEA JONAH (to Nineveh) “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (N) (S). * * Amos Hosea Jonah (NINEVEH) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI To the “Southern” Kingdom …Judah in DECLINE… To the “Southern” Kingdom …Judah in DECLINE… 70 Approximate Timeline: 830 B.C. to 590 B.C. “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (S). * * Amos Hosea Isaiah Joel Micah Jonah (NINEVEH) Obadiah (EDOM) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) PROPHETS (17) (N) ISAIAH JOEL MICAH OBADIAH (To Edom) ISAIAH JOEL MICAH OBADIAH (To Edom) 1 ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI To the “Southern” Kingdom …JUDAH in CRISIS… To the “Southern” Kingdom …JUDAH in CRISIS… 71 Approximate Timeline: 630 B.C. to 600 B.C. “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (S). * * Amos Hosea Isaiah Joel Micah Habakkuk Zephaniah Jonah (NINEVEH) Nahum (NINEVEH) Obadiah (EDOM) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) PROPHETS (17) (N) JEREMIAH LAMENTATIONS HABAKKUK NAHUM (To Nineveh) ZEPHANIAH JEREMIAH LAMENTATIONS HABAKKUK NAHUM (To Nineveh) ZEPHANIAH 1 Lamenta- tions ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Jeremiah Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI To the “Southern” Kingdom: 72 Approximate Timeline: About 595 B.C. The NEW COVENANT is announced in Jeremiah 31:31 “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING (S) TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (S). * * Amos Hosea Isaiah Joel Micah Habakkuk Zephaniah Jonah (NINEVEH) Nahum (NINEVEH) Obadiah (EDOM) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) Lamenta- tions PROPHETS (17) NC (N) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Jeremiah Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI To the “Southern” Kingdom …JUDAH in CAPTIVITY… To the “Southern” Kingdom …JUDAH in CAPTIVITY… 73 Approximate Timeline: About 600 B.C. “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (S). * * Amos Hosea Isaiah Joel Micah Habakkuk Zephaniah Ezekiel Daniel Jonah (NINEVEH) Nahum (NINEVEH) Obadiah (EDOM) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) EZEKIEL DANIEL EZEKIEL DANIEL PROPHETS (17) Lamenta- tions ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Jeremiah Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI To the “Southern” Kingdom …JUDAH in RETURN… To the “Southern” Kingdom …JUDAH in RETURN… 74 Approximate Timeline: 520 B.C. to 430 B.C. (N) “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (S). * * Amos Hosea Isaiah Joel Micah Habakkuk Zephaniah Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Jonah (NINEVEH) Nahum (NINEVEH) Obadiah (EDOM) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) HAGGAI ZECHARIAH MALACHI HAGGAI ZECHARIAH MALACHI PROPHETS (17) Lamenta- tions ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Jeremiah Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI (N) TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (N) (S). * * Amos Hosea Isaiah Joel Micah Habakkuk Zephaniah Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Jonah (NINEVEH) Nahum (NINEVEH) Obadiah (EDOM) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) 75 1 “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF REARRANGING To the NORTHERN Kingdom 3 BOOKS To the NORTHERN Kingdom 3 BOOKS To the SOUTHERN Kingdom 14 BOOKS To the SOUTHERN Kingdom 14 BOOKS PROPHETS (17) Lamenta- tions * * ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Jeremiah Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI A Helpful Memory Tool For... A Helpful Memory Tool For... UNTANGLING ALL THOSE PROPHETS! “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: RETURN JUDAH: RETURN ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CAPTIVE JUDAH: CAPTIVE TOISRAEL : N.KINGDOM * * * * (Edom) (Niveveh) (Nineveh) Obadiah Isaiah Micah Joel Jeremiah Habakkuk Nahum Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Zephaniah NC Lamentations * TOJUDAH IN RETURN TO JUDAH IN DECLINE IN TO JUDAH CRISIS: TOJUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: 1 PROPHETS (17) A Untangling The Prophets! H J I J M O J L H N Z E D H Z M NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI NCNC NCNC A RABIA AD H J EWELS JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: RETURN JUDAH: RETURN ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CAPTIVE JUDAH: CAPTIVE TOISRAEL : N.KINGDOM * * * * (Edom) (Niveveh) (Nineveh) Obadiah Isaiah Micah Joel Jeremiah Habakkuk Nahum Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Zephaniah NC Lamentations * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE IN TO JUDAH CRISIS: TOJUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: PROPHETS (17) TOJUDAH IN RETURN “Arabia Had Jewels.” “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING MEMORY TOOL: Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
A Untangling The Prophets! BEY SRAEL UST RABIA AD H J EWELS I J M O “Israel Just Must Ob ey!” “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: RETURN JUDAH: RETURN ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CAPTIVE JUDAH: CAPTIVE TOISRAEL : N.KINGDOM * * * * (Edom) (Niveveh) (Nineveh) Obadiah Isaiah Micah Joel Jeremiah Habakkuk Nahum Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Zephaniah NC Lamentations * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE IN TO JUDAH CRISIS: TOJUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: PROPHETS (17) TOJUDAH IN RETURN MEMORY TOOL: NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI A Untangling The Prophets! BEY SRAEL UST AD OISY RABIA AD ONES ITERALLY H J EWELS I J M O J L H N Z ERUSALEM “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: RETURN JUDAH: RETURN ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CAPTIVE JUDAH: CAPTIVE TOISRAEL : N.KINGDOM * * * * (Edom) (Niveveh) (Nineveh) Obadiah Isaiah Micah Joel Jeremiah Habakkuk Nahum Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Zephaniah NC Lamentations * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE IN TO JUDAH CRISIS: TOJUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: PROPHETS (17) TOJUDAH IN RETURN “Jerusalem Literally Had Noisy Zones.” MEMORY TOOL: NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI A Untangling The Prophets! BEY SRAEL UST AD OISY RABIA AD SCAPE AWNED ONES ITERALLY H J EWELS I J M O J L H N Z E D ERUSALEM “Escape Dawned!” “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: RETURN JUDAH: RETURN ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CAPTIVE JUDAH: CAPTIVE TOISRAEL : N.KINGDOM * * * * (Edom) (Niveveh) (Nineveh) Obadiah Isaiah Micah Joel Jeremiah Habakkuk Nahum Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Zephaniah NC Lamentations * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE IN TO JUDAH CRISIS: TOJUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: PROPHETS (17) TOJUDAH IN RETURN MEMORY TOOL: NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI A Untangling The Prophets! BEY SRAEL UST AD OISY RABIA AD SCAPE AWNED EAVEN'S EALOUS EN ONES ITERALLY H J EWELS I J M O J L H N Z E D H Z M ERUSALEM “Heaven's ZealousMen” “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: RETURN JUDAH: RETURN ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CAPTIVE JUDAH: CAPTIVE TOISRAEL : N.KINGDOM * * * * (Edom) (Niveveh) (Nineveh) Obadiah Isaiah Micah Joel Jeremiah Habakkuk Nahum Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Zephaniah NC Lamentations * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE IN TO JUDAH CRISIS: TOJUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: PROPHETS (17) TOJUDAH IN RETURN MEMORY TOOL: NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: DECLINE JUDAH: RETURN JUDAH: RETURN ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY ISRAEL: (N.) ONLY JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CRISIS JUDAH: CAPTIVE JUDAH: CAPTIVE TOISRAEL : N.KINGDOM * * * * (Edom) (Niveveh) (Nineveh) Obadiah Isaiah Micah Joel Jeremiah Habakkuk Nahum Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Zephaniah NC Lamentations * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE IN TO JUDAH CRISIS: TOJUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: A Untangling The Prophets! BEY SRAEL UST AD OISY RABIA AD SCAPE AWNED EAVEN'S EALOUS EN ONES ITERALLY H J EWELS I J M O J L H N Z E D H Z M ERUSALEM PRESENTED IN THEIR CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING PROPHETS (17) TOJUDAH IN RETURN NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI TO JUDAH IN RETURN: (N) (S). * * Amos Hosea Isaiah Joel Micah Habakkuk Zephaniah Ezekiel Daniel Haggai Zechariah Malachi Lamenta- tions Jonah (NINEVEH) Nahum (NINEVEH) Obadiah (EDOM) PROPHETS WROTE ACROSS FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AFTER “ THE SPLIT” Jeremiah * * * TO JUDAH IN DECLINE: TO JUDAH IN CRISIS: TO JUDAH IN CAPTIVITY: TO ISRAEL (N. KINGDOM) (S) (N) (S) To the SOUTHERN Kingdom 14 BOOKS To the SOUTHERN Kingdom 14 BOOKS To the NORTHERN Kingdom 3 BOOKS To the NORTHERN Kingdom 3 BOOKS V V 83 2 “THE PROPHETS” THE 17 BOOKS OF UNTANGLING PROPHETS (17) ( ) } (S) (D) (CW) (S) 1 Chron 2 Chron Ezra Nehemiah Esther 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings NCNC NCNC Setting Up The Books: Lining Up The Old Testament
© 2006 TBBMI SETTING UP THE 39 BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT Approximate Biblical Timeline: Pre-Abraham to 430 B.C. THE BOOKS 84 ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICAL REASONS CONNECTIONS CONTEXT ACCESSIBILITY STUDY HELP #34 7
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