GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL 2075 2066 2006 1915 1876 1446 BC ABRAHAM Gen 12:1-3 “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.” ISAAC born Gen 21 MOSES and the EXODUS Ex 4 ISRAEL enters Egypt Gen 46 JACOB born Gen 25 Shekinah Glory “dwells” in Israel Ex 25:8 JOSEPH born Gen 30

GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL 1446 1405 1380 1100 1050 BC Israel stops observing Sabbatical Years 1446 1405 1380 1100 1050 BC JOSHUA Josh 1:2 “Arise, cross over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them - the children of Israel.” SAMUEL 1 Sam 1 MOSES and the EXODUS JUDGES Judg 17:6 “In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” SAUL 1 Sam 8:6 "Give us a king to judge us."

GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL 1050 1010 970 930 721 605 598 BC No Sabbatical Years Observed 1050 1010 970 930 721 605 598 BC DAVID 2 Sam 2,5 SAUL N. KINGDOM TAKEN CAPTIVE 2 KINGS 17:23 “So Israel was carried away from their own land to Assyria.” DANIEL TAKEN CAPTIVE The first deportation 2 Kings 24 EZEKIEL TAKEN CAPTIVE The second deportation 2 Kings 24 SOLOMON I Kings 1 THE DIVIDED KINGDOM 1 Kings 12

GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL 598 586 538 515 458 444 420 BC Artaxerxes’ Decree No Sabbatical Years Observed 70 YEARS CAPTIVITY Daniel’s 70 weeks begins 598 586 538 515 458 444 420 BC S. KINGDOM TAKEN CAPTIVE The third deportation 2 Kings 25:21 “Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land.” ZERUBBABEL RETURNS Ezra 2 Starts rebuilding the Temple MALACHI Mal 3:1 “Behold, He is coming.” EZEKIEL TAKEN CAPTIVE EZRA RETURNS Ezra 7 Civic and spiritual reforms Shekinah Glory departs Israel Ez 8-11 NEHEMIAH RETURNS Neh 2 Rebuilds the city walls Temple completed

GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL 420 334 323 217 164 63 4 BC INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD Israel is dominated by Gentile Nations (one exception) 420 334 323 217 164 63 4 BC Persians (539-333) Greeks (334-323) Ptolomies (323-217) Syrians (Seleucids) (217-164) Rome (63-4) BIRTH OF CHRIST Gal 4:4 “In the fullness of time, God sent His Son.” Hasmoneans (Maccabean Revolt) (164-63) MALACHI

GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL 4 BC 30 AD 66 70 115 132 AD BIRTH OF CHRIST DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST John 3:14 “Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” 1st JEWISH ROMAN WAR 2nd JEWISH ROMAN WAR DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM Matt 24:2 “Not one stone here shall be left upon another.” 3rd JEWISH ROMAN WAR

PERSIAN (SASSANIAN) EMPIRE GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL 132 330 614 638 1099 1187 1260 1516 AD BYZANTINE EMPIRE PERSIAN (SASSANIAN) EMPIRE OTTOMAN EMPIRE CRUSADES ARAB MUSLIMS TURKISH MUSLIMS 3rd JEWISH ROMAN WAR MAMLUK MUSLIMS