HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT A QUICK OVERVIEW HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

THE PATRIARCHS C. 1850-1700 B.C. ABRAHAM – C. 1850 B.C. THE FATHER OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE THE COVENANT ISAAC – CARRIES ON THE COVENANT JACOB- 12 SONS = 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL

TIME OF PROSPERITY FOR THE HEBREWS IN EGYPT Joseph – PROVIDED LAND AND POSITION TO HIS HEBREW FAMILY IN EGYPT

TIME OF OPPRESSION FOR HEBREWS IN EGYPT TIME PASSED…EGYPTIANS FORGOT THE LEGACY OF JOSEPH…HEBREWS HAD BECOME TOO NUMEROUS AND POWERFUL… DECISION – ENSLAVE THE HEBREWS

TIME OF MOSES – THE COVENANT AND THE LAW MOSES LIVED C. 1250 B.C. HE WAS THE CHOSEN LEADER OF THE HEBREWS HE RECEIVED THE COVENANT AND THE LAW FROM GOD ON MT. SINAI HE LED THE HEBREWS OUT OF OPPRESSION IN EGYPT TO FREEDOM IN THE PROMISED LAND

MOSES

JUDGES C. 1200-1020 B.C CHARACTERISTICS: WARLORDS JOB TO SETTLE DISPUTES RULED THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL

THE UNITED MONARCHY OF ISRAEL THE QUESTION… IS GOD OUR KING OR DO WITH NEED A HUMAN KING TO LEAD US??? THE ANSWER… A HUMAN KING TO BE LIKE OTHER NATIONS.

UNITED MONARCHY OF ISRAEL 1020 B.C. – 922 B.C. SAUL – FIRST KING OF ISRAEL 1020-1000 B.C. DAVID – ISRAEL’S GREATEST KING 1000-960 B.C. SOLOMON 960-922 B.C.

THE DIVIDED MONARCHY C. 922-587 B.C. THE MONARCHY OF ISRAEL WAS DIVIDED AFTER THE TIME OF SOLOMON NORTHERN KINGDOM – ISRAEL (10 TRIBES) C. 922 – 721 B.C. SOUTHERN KINGDOM – JUDAH C. 922-587 B.C. (2 TRIBES)

587 B.C. THE SINGLE MOST DEVASTING EVENT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT… DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM THE EXILE TO BABYLON THE END OF THE MONARCHY IN ISRAEL

THE EXILE 587-c.539 B.C.. The Jews were exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon The Exile lasted about a generation

PERSIAN RULE C. 539-332 B.C. Persian rule ended the exile The Persians believed in self government so… THE JEWS WERE SENT BACK TO JERUSALEM TO RULE THEMSELVES

ALEXANDER THE GREAT CONQUERS THE WORLD C. 332 B.C. ALEXANDER CONQUES THE WORLD HENCE Greek rule begins The known world is Hellenized Greek is the language Jews disperse throughout the world

THE MACCABEES RULE C.167-67 B.C. SECOND PERIOD OF ISRAELITE INDEPENDENCE! THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION!!! REDEDICATION

ROMAN RULE BEGINS C. 67 B.C. ROMAN GENERAL POMPEY CONQUERS ISRAEL FOR ROME. PALESTINE IS THE NEW NAME

JESUS IS BORN C. 6-4 B.C. JESUS IS BORN IN BETHELHEM OF JUDEA