Salvation History Overview Test Prep Flashcards
God made an agreement with Abraham – to make Abraham’s descendants a blessing to the world and to give them the land of Canaan, later known as Palestine. This early period in the life of the Jewish people is called the time of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, or founding fathers and mothers of Judaism
1850 BC
Israelites were slaves in Egypt. Moses – the main character in Exodus. God revealed to Moses that one God was above all other Yahweh. Under Moses, the Israelites escaped and were freed from slavery. Moses was given the 10 commandments and a promise was made with God.
1290 BC
After wandering for forty years in the desert learning to trust in God, the Israelites, led by Joshua, enter Canaan
1250-1000 BC
Israel became a nation. Saul was first king followed by David. God made another promise with David to “make a house” of David’s line and to send the messiah. David expanded borders and was he became ideal king for Israel.
1000 BC
After Solomon’s death, the nation divided into the kingdoms of Israel in the north and Judah in the south
922 BC
Eventually the kingdoms were crushed and destroyed, by the Assyrians in the north
721 BC
Babylonians crushed and destroyed kingdoms in the south
587
After 50 years in exile in Babylon, the exiles were allowed to return home under their new Persian King, Cyrus. Judah, had become a district in the Persian Empire, and the returning exiles became known as Jews, from the word Judah. Under the leadership of Ezra and Nehemiah, they rebuilt the Temple, re-established the Law, and restored Jerusalem
537 BC
The Greeks, under Alexander the Great, defeated the Persians and became overlords of the Jews
330
Jewish revolt against the Greeks, led by the Maccabees, which resulted in Jewish independence for almost 80 years (this is where the Old Testament ends)
142 BC
Romans reconquer Jews
63 BC
Jesus of Nazareth is born
3 BC
Jesus begins public ministry
27 AD
Jesus is crucified
30 AD
Romans destroyed the (second) Temple in Jerusalem. The Jews that left fled to Africa, Asia, and Europe. This Jewish Dispersion, known as the Diaspora, became the central fact of Jewish history
70 AD
