Jewish History

God's covenant with Abraham

1900 BCE

God tells Abraham that he will be the father of all nations and that he will have a son

Abraham Questions

1900 BCE

1. Abraham is the father of the Jewish people and lived in the 1900 BCE 2.he will have many decedents as many as the stars in the sky
2. 1. "It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.' 2. And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

Questions Continued

1899 BCE

1. 1. The greater the cost, The greater the sacrifice 2. What God requires, He provides.

Moses frees his people from slavery

1290 BCE

God tells moses that he is the one to free his people from slavery and bring them to the promised land

Moses is given the 10 commandments

1250 BCE

Moses goes to the top of the mountain and is given the 10 commandments

Saul is appointed as the first king of the isrealite's

1020 BCE

Saul is appointed the first king of the Israelite's

David becomes King

1000 BCE

after Saul's death David becomes the king and is named one of the greatest kings

Babylonian Exile

587 BCE

Jerusalem is overrun and the leading citizens of the kingdom of Judah are carried off as captives into Babylon

Persians defeat the Babylonians

538 BCE

The Persians defeat the Babylonians and the exiles were allowed to return to Jerusalem

Recreation of the temple

515 BCE

The temple is rebuilt

Alexander the great dies

323 BCE

The Greek empire is divided and the Greeks in Egypt ruled most of Israel for one hundred years

The Greeks control Israel

198 BCE

heavy taxation and political as well as religious factions began to develop among the jews

Jesus is born

4 BCE

Jesus is born in Bethlehem

Jesus is crucified

30

Jesus is crucified by pontius Pilate and resurrects the next day