Comprehensive Biblical Timeline

📖 Comprehensive Biblical Timeline

Journey through every major event from Genesis to Revelation

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Genesis 1-2

Creation of the World

In the Beginning
God creates the heavens, earth, and all living things in six days, resting on the seventh.

Day 1: Light and darkness. Day 2: Sky and waters. Day 3: Land, seas, and plants. Day 4: Sun, moon, and stars. Day 5: Sea creatures and birds. Day 6: Land animals and humans. Day 7: God rests.

Key Scripture: Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
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Genesis 3

The Fall of Man

Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve disobey God by eating from the forbidden tree, bringing sin into the world.

The serpent tempts Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. She gives some to Adam, and they both eat. Their eyes are opened to good and evil, they feel shame, and God expels them from Eden.

Key Scripture: Genesis 3:15 – The first promise of a Savior who will crush Satan’s head.
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Genesis 4

Cain Kills Abel

First Generation
The first murder occurs when Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy.

Cain, a farmer, and Abel, a shepherd, both bring offerings to God. God accepts Abel’s offering but not Cain’s. In jealousy and anger, Cain kills Abel, becoming the first murderer and showing how sin spreads.

Key Scripture: Genesis 4:9 – “Am I my brother’s keeper?” – Cain’s response to God.
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Genesis 5

Enoch Walks with God

Pre-Flood Era
Enoch lives a life so close to God that he is taken up to heaven without dying.

Enoch walked faithfully with God for 300 years. At age 365, God took him away without experiencing death, making him one of only two people in the Bible to be taken directly to heaven.

Key Scripture: Genesis 5:24 – “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.”
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Genesis 6-9

Noah and the Great Flood

~2400 BC
God saves Noah’s family and the animals through the ark during a worldwide flood.

Seeing the wickedness of humanity, God decides to cleanse the earth with a flood. Noah, a righteous man, builds an ark according to God’s specifications. After the flood, God establishes a covenant with Noah, symbolized by the rainbow.

Key Scripture: Genesis 9:13 – “I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”
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Genesis 11

Tower of Babel

~2200 BC
Humanity attempts to build a tower to heaven, but God confuses their languages.

People gather in Babylon to build a great tower reaching to heaven to make a name for themselves. God confuses their language and scatters them across the earth, explaining the origin of different languages and nations.

Key Scripture: Genesis 11:7 – “Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”
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Genesis 12

Abraham’s Call

~2000 BC
God calls Abraham to leave his homeland and promises to make him a great nation.

God calls Abram to leave Ur of the Chaldeans and go to a land He will show him. God promises to make him a great nation, bless him, and through him bless all families of the earth.

Key Scripture: Genesis 12:2-3 – “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you… and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
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Genesis 19

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

~1900 BC
God destroys the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and brimstone.

Due to their great wickedness, God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah with burning sulfur. Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family are rescued by angels, but Lot’s wife becomes a pillar of salt when she looks back.

Key Scripture: Genesis 19:24 – “Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah.”
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Genesis 21

Birth of Isaac

~1900 BC
God fulfills His promise by giving Abraham and Sarah a son in their old age.

Despite Sarah being 90 and Abraham 100 years old, God miraculously gives them Isaac, the promised son. His name means “laughter” because Sarah laughed when God promised her a child.

Key Scripture: Genesis 21:2 – “Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.”
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Genesis 22

Abraham’s Test

~1880 BC
God tests Abraham’s faith by asking him to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah.

God tests Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham obeys, but at the last moment, God provides a ram as a substitute. This event foreshadows God’s sacrifice of His own Son.

Key Scripture: Genesis 22:12 – “Do not lay a hand on the boy… Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son.”
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Genesis 28

Jacob’s Ladder

~1800 BC
Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending.

While fleeing from Esau, Jacob stops for the night and dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels going up and down. God appears and renews His covenant promises to Jacob.

Key Scripture: Genesis 28:12 – “He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.”
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Genesis 37

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

~1750 BC
Joseph’s jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt.

Joseph, Jacob’s favorite son, receives a coat of many colors and has dreams of his family bowing to him. His jealous brothers sell him to merchants going to Egypt and tell their father he was killed by a wild animal.

Key Scripture: Genesis 37:28 – “So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites.”
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Genesis 41

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams

~1730 BC
Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams and becomes second in command of Egypt.

Pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows eaten by seven thin cows, and seven full heads of grain consumed by seven thin ones. Joseph interprets this as seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine, and Pharaoh makes him governor.

Key Scripture: Genesis 41:40 – “You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”
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Genesis 45

Joseph Reveals Himself

~1720 BC
Joseph reveals his identity to his brothers and forgives them.

When his brothers come to Egypt for grain during the famine, Joseph tests them before revealing his identity. He forgives them and explains that God used their evil intentions for good to save many lives.

Key Scripture: Genesis 45:5 – “And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.”
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Exodus 1

Israelites Enslaved in Egypt

~1600 BC
A new Pharaoh enslaves the Israelites and orders the killing of Hebrew baby boys.

After Joseph’s death, a new Pharaoh who didn’t know Joseph comes to power. Fearing the growing Hebrew population, he enslaves them and orders all Hebrew baby boys to be thrown into the Nile River.

Key Scripture: Exodus 1:14 – “They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields.”
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Exodus 2

Moses Saved from the Nile

~1530 BC
Baby Moses is hidden in a basket on the Nile and rescued by Pharaoh’s daughter.

Moses’ mother hides him for three months, then places him in a waterproof basket on the Nile. Pharaoh’s daughter finds him and adopts him, with Moses’ own mother becoming his nurse.

Key Scripture: Exodus 2:10 – “When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, ‘I drew him out of the water.'”
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Exodus 3

The Burning Bush

~1450 BC
God calls Moses from a burning bush to deliver Israel from Egypt.

While tending sheep in the wilderness, Moses sees a bush that burns but is not consumed. God speaks from the bush, revealing His name as “I AM” and commissioning Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt.

Key Scripture: Exodus 3:14 – “God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.'”
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Exodus 7-11

The Ten Plagues

~1446 BC
God sends ten devastating plagues upon Egypt to force Pharaoh to release Israel.

The plagues: 1) Water to blood, 2) Frogs, 3) Gnats, 4) Flies, 5) Livestock disease, 6) Boils, 7) Hail, 8) Locusts, 9) Darkness, 10) Death of firstborn. Each plague demonstrates God’s power over Egyptian gods.

Key Scripture: Exodus 11:4-5 – “About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh… to the firstborn son of the female slave.”
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Exodus 12

The First Passover

~1446 BC
God institutes the Passover to protect Israel from the final plague.

God commands each Hebrew family to sacrifice a lamb and put its blood on their doorposts. The angel of death “passes over” houses marked with blood, sparing the firstborn. This becomes an annual memorial feast.

Key Scripture: Exodus 12:13 – “The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you.”
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Exodus 14

Crossing the Red Sea

~1446 BC
God parts the Red Sea for Israel to cross and destroys Pharaoh’s army.

Trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the Red Sea, Moses stretches out his hand and God parts the waters. Israel crosses on dry ground, but when the Egyptians follow, the waters return and drown them.

Key Scripture: Exodus 14:21-22 – “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land.”
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Exodus 16

Manna from Heaven

~1446 BC
God provides miraculous bread from heaven to feed Israel in the wilderness.

When the Israelites complain about lack of food in the wilderness, God provides manna (bread from heaven) each morning and quail each evening. The manna continues for 40 years until they enter the Promised Land.

Key Scripture: Exodus 16:15 – “When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.'”
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Exodus 20

The Ten Commandments

~1446 BC
God gives Moses the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.

At Mount Sinai, God speaks the Ten Commandments to all Israel and writes them on stone tablets. These form the foundation of God’s moral law and His covenant with Israel.

Key Scripture: Exodus 20:3 – “You shall have no other gods before me.”
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Exodus 32

The Golden Calf

~1446 BC
While Moses is on Mount Sinai, Israel makes and worships a golden calf.

Impatient for Moses’ return from the mountain, the people ask Aaron to make them gods. He creates a golden calf, and they worship it. Moses breaks the stone tablets in anger and intercedes for the people.

Key Scripture: Exodus 32:4 – “He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'”
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Exodus 40

The Tabernacle Completed

~1445 BC
Moses completes the Tabernacle, and God’s glory fills it.

Following God’s detailed instructions, Moses oversees the construction of the Tabernacle – God’s dwelling place among His people. When completed, God’s glory cloud fills the sanctuary.

Key Scripture: Exodus 40:34 – “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”
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Numbers 13-14

Twelve Spies Explore Canaan

~1445 BC
Twelve spies explore the Promised Land, but only Joshua and Caleb trust God.

Moses sends twelve spies to explore Canaan. They return with evidence of the land’s abundance but ten spies spread fear about the giants. Only Joshua and Caleb encourage the people to trust God and enter the land.

Key Scripture: Numbers 14:9 – “Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us.”
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Numbers 14

40 Years in the Wilderness

1445-1405 BC
Due to unbelief, Israel wanders in the wilderness for 40 years.

Because of their refusal to enter the Promised Land, God sentences Israel to wander in the wilderness for 40 years until the unbelieving generation dies. Only Joshua and Caleb from that generation will enter Canaan.

Key Scripture: Numbers 14:34 – “For forty years—one year for each of the forty days you explored the land—you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you.”
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Numbers 21

The Bronze Serpent

~1407 BC
God provides healing through a bronze serpent on a pole.

When the people complain against God and Moses, God sends venomous snakes among them. Moses intercedes, and God tells him to make a bronze serpent on a pole. Anyone who looks at it after being bitten will live.

Key Scripture: Numbers 21:9 – “So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.”
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Deuteronomy 34

Death of Moses

~1405 BC
Moses dies on Mount Nebo after viewing the Promised Land.

At age 120, Moses climbs Mount Nebo where God shows him the entire Promised Land. Moses dies there, and God buries him in an unknown location. Joshua becomes the new leader of Israel.

Key Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:10 – “Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.”
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Joshua 3-4

Crossing the Jordan River

~1405 BC
Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan River on dry ground.

As the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant step into the flooding Jordan River, God stops the water upstream. All Israel crosses on dry ground, and they set up memorial stones to remember God’s miracle.

Key Scripture: Joshua 3:16 – “The water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away… while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah was completely cut off.”
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Joshua 6

The Fall of Jericho

~1405 BC
Jericho’s walls fall down after Israel marches around the city for seven days.

Following God’s unusual battle plan, Israel marches around Jericho once a day for six days, then seven times on the seventh day. When they shout and blow trumpets, the walls collapse and they capture the city.

Key Scripture: Joshua 6:20 – “When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed.”
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Judges 7

Gideon Defeats the Midianites

~1200 BC
Gideon defeats a vast Midianite army with only 300 men using trumpets and torches.

God reduces Gideon’s army from 32,000 to 300 men to show that victory comes from Him alone. Using trumpets, empty jars, and torches, they create confusion in the Midianite camp, causing the enemy to fight each other.

Key Scripture: Judges 7:20 – “The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, ‘A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!'”
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Judges 16

Samson and Delilah

~1100 BC
Samson loses his strength when Delilah cuts his hair, but God restores it for one final victory.

Delilah discovers that Samson’s strength comes from his uncut hair. She cuts it while he sleeps, and the Philistines capture him. But his hair grows back, and he brings down their temple, killing more enemies in his death than in his life.

Key Scripture: Judges 16:30 – “Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.”
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Ruth 1

Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi

~1100 BC
Ruth, a Moabite woman, shows remarkable loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi.

After her husband dies, Ruth refuses to leave her mother-in-law Naomi, saying “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” She becomes an ancestor of King David and Jesus.

Key Scripture: Ruth 1:16 – “But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'”
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1 Samuel 3

God Calls Samuel

~1070 BC
Young Samuel hears God’s voice calling him in the night.

While serving in the temple under Eli the priest, young Samuel hears a voice calling his name at night. Eli realizes it’s God calling and tells Samuel to respond, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”

Key Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:10 – “The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.'”
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1 Samuel 10

Saul Anointed as King

~1050 BC
Samuel anoints Saul as Israel’s first king.

When Israel demands a king like other nations, God tells Samuel to anoint Saul, a tall and handsome Benjamite. Saul is chosen by lot and becomes Israel’s first king, though God warns of the consequences of rejecting His direct rule.

Key Scripture: 1 Samuel 10:1 – “Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, ‘Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?'”
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1 Samuel 17

David Defeats Goliath

~1025 BC
Young David defeats the giant Philistine warrior Goliath with a sling and stone.

When the giant Goliath challenges Israel’s army, young David volunteers to fight him. Armed only with a sling and five smooth stones, David defeats Goliath in the name of the Lord, showing that God fights for His people.

Key Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:45 – “David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty.'”
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2 Samuel 5

David Becomes King

~1010 BC
David is anointed king over all Israel and captures Jerusalem.

After Saul’s death, David is anointed king over all twelve tribes of Israel. He captures Jerusalem from the Jebusites and makes it his capital, establishing the “City of David” as the political and spiritual center of Israel.

Key Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:4 – “David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.”
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2 Samuel 7

God’s Covenant with David

~1000 BC
God promises David an eternal dynasty and kingdom.

When David wants to build a temple for God, God instead promises to build David a “house” – an eternal dynasty. God promises that David’s throne will be established forever, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Key Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:16 – “Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.”
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1 Kings 3

Solomon Asks for Wisdom

~970 BC
God grants Solomon great wisdom when he asks for understanding to govern Israel.

When God offers to give Solomon anything he wants, the young king asks for wisdom to govern God’s people well. Pleased with this request, God grants him wisdom and also gives him riches and honor.

Key Scripture: 1 Kings 3:12 – “I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.”
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1 Kings 6-8

Solomon Builds the Temple

~960 BC
Solomon builds the magnificent Temple in Jerusalem.

Solomon fulfills his father David’s dream by building a permanent temple for God in Jerusalem. The temple takes seven years to build and becomes the center of Israel’s worship. God’s glory fills the temple at its dedication.

Key Scripture: 1 Kings 8:10-11 – “When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord. And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled his temple.”
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1 Kings 12

The Kingdom Divides

~930 BC
Israel splits into two kingdoms: Israel in the north and Judah in the south.

After Solomon’s death, his son Rehoboam refuses to lighten the people’s burden. Ten tribes rebel and make Jeroboam king over the northern kingdom of Israel, while Rehoboam rules Judah and Benjamin in the south.

Key Scripture: 1 Kings 12:16 – “When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: ‘What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse’s son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!'”
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1 Kings 18

Elijah on Mount Carmel

~860 BC
Elijah defeats the prophets of Baal in a dramatic contest on Mount Carmel.

To prove that the Lord is the true God, Elijah challenges 450 prophets of Baal to a contest. While Baal’s prophets fail to bring fire from heaven, God sends fire that consumes Elijah’s sacrifice, altar, and even the water around it.

Key Scripture: 1 Kings 18:39 – “When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, ‘The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!'”
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2 Kings 2

Elijah Taken to Heaven

~850 BC
Elijah is taken up to heaven in a whirlwind, and Elisha receives his mantle.

As Elijah and Elisha walk together, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separate them, and Elijah is taken up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha picks up Elijah’s cloak and receives a double portion of his spirit.

Key Scripture: 2 Kings 2:11 – “Suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.”
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2 Kings 17

Fall of the Northern Kingdom

722 BC
Assyria conquers the northern kingdom of Israel and exiles the people.

After centuries of idolatry and disobedience, the northern kingdom of Israel falls to the Assyrian Empire. The ten tribes are scattered and become known as the “lost tribes of Israel.”

Key Scripture: 2 Kings 17:6 – “In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria.”
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2 Kings 20

Hezekiah’s Healing

~700 BC
God heals King Hezekiah and makes the sun’s shadow go backward as a sign.

When Hezekiah becomes mortally ill, he prays earnestly to God. God heals him and adds fifteen years to his life. As a sign, God makes the shadow on the sundial go backward ten steps.

Key Scripture: 2 Kings 20:11 – “Then the prophet Isaiah called on the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go back the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.”
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2 Kings 22-23

Josiah’s Reforms

~620 BC
King Josiah discovers the Book of the Law and leads Judah in spiritual revival.

During temple repairs, the Book of the Law is discovered. When it’s read to King Josiah, he tears his clothes in repentance and leads the nation in destroying idols and returning to God’s covenant.

Key Scripture: 2 Kings 23:25 – “Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength.”
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2 Kings 25

Fall of Jerusalem

586 BC
Babylon destroys Jerusalem and the Temple, taking the people into exile.

Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieges Jerusalem, destroys the temple, and takes the people into exile. This marks the end of the kingdom of Judah and the beginning of the Babylonian captivity.

Key Scripture: 2 Kings 25:9 – “He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.”
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Daniel 6

Daniel in the Lion’s Den

~540 BC
Daniel is thrown into a den of lions but God protects him.

When Daniel continues to pray to God despite a royal decree, he is thrown into a den of lions. God sends an angel to shut the lions’ mouths, and Daniel emerges unharmed, leading to a decree honoring God.

Key Scripture: Daniel 6:22 – “My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight.”
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Ezra 1

Return from Exile

538 BC
Cyrus of Persia allows the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.

God moves the heart of King Cyrus to issue a decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. About 50,000 people return under Zerubbabel’s leadership.

Key Scripture: Ezra 1:3 – “Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem.”
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Ezra 6

Temple Rebuilt

516 BC
The second Temple is completed and dedicated with great celebration.

Despite opposition and delays, the returned exiles complete the rebuilding of the temple. Though smaller than Solomon’s temple, it represents God’s faithfulness to His promises and the restoration of worship.

Key Scripture: Ezra 6:16 – “Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.”
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Nehemiah 6

Walls of Jerusalem Rebuilt

445 BC
Nehemiah leads the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls in just 52 days.

Nehemiah, cupbearer to the Persian king, receives permission to return to Jerusalem and rebuild its walls. Despite opposition, the walls are completed in 52 days, restoring the city’s security and dignity.

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 6:15 – “So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.”
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Esther 7-8

Esther Saves Her People

~470 BC
Queen Esther risks her life to save the Jewish people from genocide.

When Haman plots to destroy all Jews in the Persian Empire, Queen Esther reveals her Jewish identity to King Xerxes and pleads for her people. Haman is executed, and the Jews are saved, leading to the festival of Purim.

Key Scripture: Esther 4:14 – “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

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Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2

Birth of Jesus Christ

~4 BC
The promised Messiah is born in Bethlehem to the virgin Mary.

Jesus is born to Mary in Bethlehem, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies. Angels announce His birth to shepherds, and wise men from the east follow a star to worship Him. He is the Son of God, born to save humanity from sin.

Key Scripture: Luke 2:11 – “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
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Matthew 3, Mark 1, Luke 3

Jesus’s Baptism

~30 AD
Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist, and the Holy Spirit descends like a dove.

Jesus comes to John the Baptist to be baptized in the Jordan River. When He comes up from the water, the Holy Spirit descends like a dove, and God’s voice declares, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Key Scripture: Matthew 3:17 – “And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.'”
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Matthew 4, Mark 1, Luke 4

Temptation in the Wilderness

~30 AD
Jesus fasts for 40 days and resists Satan’s temptations.

Led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Jesus fasts for 40 days and nights. Satan tempts Him with food, power, and testing God, but Jesus resists each temptation by quoting Scripture, showing His perfect obedience to the Father.

Key Scripture: Matthew 4:4 – “Jesus answered, ‘It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”
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Matthew 4, Mark 1, Luke 5

Calling the First Disciples

~30 AD
Jesus calls fishermen to become His disciples and “fishers of men.”

Jesus calls Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John from their fishing boats, saying “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately leave their nets and follow Him, beginning His ministry team.

Key Scripture: Matthew 4:19 – “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
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Matthew 5-7

Sermon on the Mount

~30 AD
Jesus teaches the Beatitudes and core principles of Christian living.

In His most famous sermon, Jesus teaches about true happiness (Beatitudes), being salt and light, loving enemies, prayer (Lord’s Prayer), and building life on the solid foundation of His words.

Key Scripture: Matthew 5:3 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
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Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9, John 6

Feeding the 5000

~32 AD
Jesus miraculously feeds 5000 people with five loaves and two fish.

When a large crowd follows Jesus to a remote place, He has compassion on them. Taking a boy’s lunch of five loaves and two fish, Jesus blesses it and feeds the entire crowd of 5000 men plus women and children, with twelve baskets left over.

Key Scripture: Matthew 14:20 – “They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.”
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Matthew 14, Mark 6, John 6

Jesus Walks on Water

~32 AD
Jesus walks on the Sea of Galilee and calms His disciples’ fears.

While the disciples struggle against strong winds on the sea, Jesus comes to them walking on the water. Peter also walks on water briefly before fear causes him to sink. Jesus calms the storm and their fears.

Key Scripture: Matthew 14:27 – “But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.'”
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Matthew 17, Mark 9, Luke 9

The Transfiguration

~32 AD
Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John on a high mountain.

On a high mountain, Jesus is transfigured before three disciples. His face shines like the sun, His clothes become white as light, and Moses and Elijah appear with Him. God’s voice declares Jesus as His beloved Son.

Key Scripture: Matthew 17:5 – “While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!'”
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John 11

Raising Lazarus from the Dead

~33 AD
Jesus raises His friend Lazarus from the dead after four days in the tomb.

When Lazarus dies, Jesus arrives four days later. He comforts Martha and Mary, then commands Lazarus to come out of the tomb. This miracle demonstrates Jesus’s power over death and foreshadows His own resurrection.

Key Scripture: John 11:25 – “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.'”
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Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, John 12

Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

~33 AD
Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey as crowds shout “Hosanna!”

Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, fulfilling prophecy. Crowds spread palm branches and their cloaks on the road, shouting “Hosanna to the Son of David!” This begins the final week leading to His crucifixion.

Key Scripture: Matthew 21:9 – “The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'”
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Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, John 13

The Last Supper

~33 AD
Jesus shares the Passover meal with His disciples and institutes communion.

During the Passover meal, Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, predicts His betrayal, and institutes the Lord’s Supper with bread and wine representing His body and blood. He gives them a new commandment to love one another.

Key Scripture: Matthew 26:26-28 – “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.'”
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Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19

The Crucifixion

~33 AD
Jesus is crucified on Golgotha, dying for the sins of the world.

After being betrayed, arrested, and tried, Jesus is crucified between two criminals. He forgives His enemies, cares for His mother, and cries “It is finished” before dying. The temple curtain tears, and darkness covers the land.

Key Scripture: John 19:30 – “When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”
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Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20

The Resurrection

~33 AD
Jesus rises from the dead on the third day, conquering sin and death.

On the third day, women find the tomb empty. An angel announces that Jesus has risen. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, the disciples, and many others over 40 days, proving His victory over death.

Key Scripture: Matthew 28:6 – “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”
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Matthew 28, Mark 16

The Great Commission

~33 AD
Jesus commands His disciples to make disciples of all nations.

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus gives His disciples the Great Commission: to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey His commands, with the promise that He will be with them always.

Key Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20 – “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
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Acts 1

The Ascension

~33 AD
Jesus ascends to heaven and promises to send the Holy Spirit.

After 40 days of post-resurrection appearances, Jesus is taken up into heaven before His disciples’ eyes. Two angels promise that He will return in the same way He left.

Key Scripture: Acts 1:9 – “After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.”
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Acts 2

Day of Pentecost

~33 AD
The Holy Spirit comes upon the disciples, empowering them to spread the Gospel.

On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends on the disciples like tongues of fire. They speak in different languages, and Peter preaches to the crowd, resulting in 3,000 people becoming believers and being baptized.

Key Scripture: Acts 2:4 – “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”
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Acts 7

Stephen’s Martyrdom

~34 AD
Stephen becomes the first Christian martyr, stoned for his faith.

Stephen, one of the first deacons, is arrested for preaching about Jesus. He delivers a powerful speech about Israel’s history and is stoned to death, becoming the first Christian martyr. Saul (later Paul) witnesses his death.

Key Scripture: Acts 7:59-60 – “While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.'”
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Acts 9

Paul’s Conversion

~35 AD
Saul of Tarsus encounters Jesus and becomes Paul, the great missionary apostle.

While traveling to Damascus to persecute Christians, Saul is struck by a bright light and hears Jesus’s voice. He is blinded for three days, then healed by Ananias. He becomes Paul and begins preaching that Jesus is the Son of God.

Key Scripture: Acts 9:15 – “But the Lord said to Ananias, ‘Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.'”
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Acts 10

Peter and Cornelius

~40 AD
Peter learns that the Gospel is for Gentiles too, not just Jews.

Through visions to both Peter and the Roman centurion Cornelius, God shows that the Gospel is for all people, not just Jews. When Peter preaches to Cornelius’s household, the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized.

Key Scripture: Acts 10:34-35 – “Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.'”
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Acts 13-14

Paul’s First Missionary Journey

~47-48 AD
Paul and Barnabas begin spreading the Gospel throughout the Roman Empire.

The Holy Spirit sends Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey through Cyprus and Asia Minor. They preach in synagogues, face persecution, perform miracles, and establish churches among both Jews and Gentiles.

Key Scripture: Acts 13:2 – “While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'”
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Acts 15

Jerusalem Council

~50 AD
Church leaders decide that Gentiles don’t need to become Jews to follow Christ.

When questions arise about whether Gentile converts must follow Jewish law, the apostles and elders meet in Jerusalem. They decide that salvation is by grace through faith alone, not by keeping the law, opening Christianity to all nations.

Key Scripture: Acts 15:11 – “No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
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Acts 28

Paul Imprisoned in Rome

~60-62 AD
Paul is imprisoned in Rome but continues preaching the Gospel.

After being arrested in Jerusalem and appealing to Caesar, Paul is taken to Rome as a prisoner. Even under house arrest, he continues preaching to all who visit him, and the Gospel spreads throughout the Roman Empire.

Key Scripture: Acts 28:31 – “He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!”
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Revelation 1

John’s Revelation

~95 AD
John receives visions of the end times and Christ’s ultimate victory.

While exiled on the island of Patmos, the apostle John receives prophetic visions from Jesus about the end times, the final judgment, and the new heaven and earth where God will dwell with His people forever.

Key Scripture: Revelation 21:4 – “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
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Revelation 21-22

New Heaven and New Earth

Future
God creates a new heaven and earth where He dwells with His people forever.

John sees a vision of the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven, where God will dwell with His people forever. There will be no more sin, death, or suffering – only eternal joy in God’s presence. This is the ultimate hope of all believers.

Key Scripture: Revelation 21:3 – “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.'”