1. Dates & People

2. Important Dates 1200 BC – 0 BC: length of the chapter 922 BC: Solomon dies, K. of Israel splits in half 722 BC: Assyria conquers northern Kingdom of Israel 587/6 BC: Babylonian conquest of Judah, Bab. Exile begins 538 BC: Babylonian Exile ends (Persia conquers Babylon)

3. Pre-Kingdom People Joshua – Fall of Jericho – Failure at Ai (Achan) – Entering the Promised Land – Crossed the Jordan (parted the waters) The Judges – Cycle of Apostasy

4. Judges Deborah – Fighting Canaanite King Jabin (chariots) – Guided General Barak Gideon – Fighting against the Midianites – Fleece miracle – Late in life, he worships false gods Samson – Fighting the Philistines – Samson & Delilah

5. Kingdom Period Samuel – Last Judge – Samuel appoints the kings – Unite the tribes (all of them) Saul – the 1 st King – Becomes prideful, loses throne Davidic Dynasty (David & heirs)

6. Davidic Dynasty David – Founds Jerusalem (Brings Ark of the Covenant) – Unifying the tribes into one land – Affair with Bathsheba Solomon – Builds the Temple (1 st time) – Huge army, enslaves the people, many wives – Kingdom splits after his death

7. Prophets Moses – the lawgiver Elijah – chief of the “normal” prophets – Calls down fire – Ascends into heaven Northern Prophets – Elijah – Elisha (cures the sick) – Amos & Hosea (Prophets of Social Justice)

8. Prophets of the South Isaiah – Largest prophetic book – 3 prophets Micah – minor prophet around at the same time as Isaiah Jeremiah – Fall of Judah – New Covenant (Christian covenant) Ezekiel – Fall of Judah & exile – Keep the Holiness Code

9. 3 Isaiahs 1 st Isaiah – Preaching around 722 BC – Using Israel as an object lesson of dangers of sin – God will “prune” the Chosen People 2 nd Isaiah – During the Exile – Compassion – Suffering Servant Songs 3 rd Isaiah: after the exile

10. Post-Exile Cyrus lets the Jews return to Jerusalem Hellenism leads to intolerance under Seleucids Maccabee rebellion – Hasmonean Dynasty Romans conquer Hasmoneans: replace with Herod