HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

A QUICK OVERVIEW

THE PATRIARCHSC. 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

JUDGESC. 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 ISRAEL1020 B.C. – 922 B.C.

SAUL – FIRST KING OF ISRAEL1020-1000 B.C.

DAVID – ISRAEL’S GREATEST KING 1000-960 B.C.

SOLOMON960-922 B.C.

THE DIVIDED MONARCHYC. 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 EXILE587-c.539 B.C.. The Jews were exiled from Jerusalem

to Babylon The Exile lasted about a generation

PERSIAN RULEC. 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

SECOND PERIOD OF ISRAELITE INDEPENDENCE!

THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION!!!

REDEDICATION

THE MACCABEES RULE C.167-67 B.C.

ROMAN RULE BEGINSC. 67 B.C.

ROMAN GENERAL POMPEY CONQUERSISRAEL FOR ROME.

PALESTINE IS THE NEW NAME

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

JESUS IS BORN