Bible History Overview

By: Pastor David F. Reagan

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I. THE EARLY WORLD

A. Creation (Genesis 1:1; 2:1)

B. Fall (Genesis 3:17-24)

C. Flood (Genesis 7:17-24)

D. Babel (Genesis 11:4-9)

II. THE NATION OF ISRAEL

A. The Patriarchs (Acts 7:8)

1. Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3)

2. Isaac (Genesis 21:1-5)

3. Jacob (Genesis 26:24-26; 32:28)

4. Sons of Jacob (1Chronicles 2:1-2)

B. The Egyptian Bondage

1. Joseph (Exodus 1:1-6)

2. Burdens (Exodus 1:7-11)

3. Exodus (Exodus 12:37-42)

4. Wanderings (Numbers 14:33-34)

C. The Time of the Judges

1. Conquest (Joshua 1:1-5)

2. Oppression and Deliverance (Judges 2:8-19)

3. Samuel (1Samuel 3:19-21)

D. United Kingdom (1Samuel 8:19-22)

1. Saul (1Samuel 9:27; 10:1)

2. David (1Samuel 16:11-13)

3. Solomon (1Kings 1:32-35)

E. Divided Kingdom (1Kings 12:16-20)

1. Northern Kingdom – Israel (19 Kings)

2. Southern Kingdom – Judah (19 Kings)

F. Captivities

1. Assyrian Captivity of Israel – 721 B.C. (2Kings 17:22-23)

2. Babylonian Captivity of Judah – 606 B.C. (2Kings 25:1-3)

G. Return From Captivity (Ezra 1:1-3)

1. Zerubbabel – 536 B.C. (Ezra 2:1-2)

2. Ezra – 457 B.C. (Ezra 7:6-9)

3. Nehemiah – 444 B.C. (Nehemiah 2:5-6)

H. Four Hundred Silent Years

III. THE NEW TESTAMENT

A. The Life of Christ

1. Preparation (Mark 1:1-4)

2. Early Life (Luke 2:51-52)

3. Ministry (Luke 3:21-23)

4. Passion (Acts 1:1-3)

B. The Apostolic Age

1. The Church at Jerusalem (Acts 1-7; 5:28)

2. Early Missions (Acts 8-12; 8:1; 11:19-21)

3. Journeys of Paul (Acts 13-28; 13:1-4; 14:26-28; 15:40-41)

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