A simple overview of the major events from Creation to the coming of Jesus.
Creation & Early Humanity
- God Creates Everything
In the beginning, God made the heavens, the earth, and all living things. - Adam and Eve
- Created in God’s image
- Lived in the Garden of Eden
- Disobeyed God and were sent out of the garden
- Seth
- Born to Adam and Eve after Abel
- Line through which godly descendants continued
The Flood & the Nations
- Noah
- Lived a godly life
- Commanded to build the ark
- The Flood
- It rained for 40 days
- Waters remained for about 190 more days before the earth was dry
- Shem
- One of Noah’s three sons
- Ancestor of Abraham
- Tower of Babel
- Nations divided
- Languages confused
The Patriarchs
- Abraham
- Called out by God
- Covenant made
- Promises given
- Isaac
- Son of promise
- Jacob
- Son of Isaac
- Father of twelve sons → the 12 Tribes of Israel
- Joseph
- Sold as a slave
- Became ruler in Egypt
- Famine leads Jacob’s family to Egypt
The Exodus & the Law
- Moses
- Deliverer of Israel
- Passover
- Exodus from Egypt
- Red Sea crossing
- Wilderness journey
- Law given
- Tabernacle built
- Joshua
- Leads Israel after Moses
- Brings them into the Promised Land
The Judges
- Judges
- Israel ruled by judges
- Covers Judges 3:7–16:31
The Kingdom Era
United Kingdom
- Saul
- David
- Solomon
Divided Kingdom
- Northern Kingdom – Israel
- Ten tribes
- Southern Kingdom – Judah
- Two tribes
Exile & Return
- Captivity
- Israel exiled to Assyria
- Judah exiled to Babylon for 70 years
- Restoration
- Judah returns home
- City walls rebuilt
- Temple rebuilt
- Temple worship restored
The Silent Years
- 400 Years of Silence
No prophets, no new Scripture—until the fullness of time.
Then Jesus Came
The long-awaited Messiah enters history, fulfilling prophecy and bringing salvation.
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