Biblical Creation and Early History
Biblical Creation and Early History
Humans are
created in
CREATION
God’s image, THE FALL Eve eats the
instructed to fruit, gives it to Humanity is
The Garden of
multiply, care Adam, and their expelled from
Eden is a
for the earth, disobedience Eden, losing
paradise where
and live in close brings sin, death, access to the
Adam and Eve
relationship and corruption Tree of Life, and
enjoy perfect
with God into the world an angel with a
fellowship with
flaming sword
God and have
guards the
access to the
entrance
Tree of Life.
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
GENESIS 6-9 GENESIS 11 GENESIS 12-36
People become
God calls
extremely Rain floods the Abraham,
wicked, violent, earth for forty People unite in
promising him
and corrupt, days, washing pride to build a
a large family
grieving God and away evil, but tower reaching
that will one day
prompting Him to Noah and his heaven, seeking
bless the
cleanse the earth family remain independence
entire world
through a flood. safely inside the and glory apart
through his
ark from God.
descendants
1800-1600 BC
EXODUS 16 –
EXODUS 1-15
DEUTERONOMY
Israel multiplies
greatly in Egypt, In the final
causing Pharaoh plague, God At Mount Sinai,
to fear them, sends an angel God miraculously God gives the
God calls
leading him to of death, parts the Red Israelites the Ten
Moses through
harshly enslave sparing Sea, enabling the Commandments
a burning bush,
the Israelites Israelites who Israelites to cross guidelines for
instructing him
mark their safely while living rightly
to lead the
doors with Pharaoh’s army with Him and
Israelites out of
lamb's blood is drowned others
their slavery
in Egypt
1446 BC 1446–1406 BC
JOSHUA
Despite
witnessing Joshua leads
God’s miracles, the Israelites
the Israelites across the Joshua leads
Throughout Israel through
frequently these difficult Jordan River,
complain and which God many battles,
years, God gradually
rebel against continues miraculously
Him during parts, allowing conquering and
providing daily taking possession
their journey. manna, water, safe passage
into the of the land God
and guidance promised
for His people Promised Land
1406–1375 BC
1 SAMUEL -
JUDGES
2 CHRONICLES
After Joshua’s
David famously Solomon,
death, the Israelites
defeats the David's son,
repeatedly turn
Israel demands giant Goliath, succeeds him,
from God, falling God raises a king, and God showing Israel becoming
into sin and leaders called instructs that victory known for his
worshiping false judges, including Samuel to comes through great wisdom
idols Deborah, Gideon, anoint Saul as trust in God. and building a
and Samson, who the first king magnificent
rescue Israel and over Israel temple for
lead them back God in
to Him Jerusalem
David
Saul disobeys becomes king,
JUDGES Each time Israel KINGS God repeatedly, unifying and
turns away, God leading God to
Despite repeated strengthening
allows enemies choose David,
rescue, Israel Israel, and
to conquer and a young
returns establishing
oppress them, shepherd, as
continually to Jerusalem as
prompting the the new king
sinful ways, the capital
Israelites to cry
showing their
out for help
need for stable
leadership and
obedience to God
1375–1050 BC 1446 BC
1 KINGS 12– ISAIAH–
2 CHRONICLES MALACHI
The prophets
Both kingdoms urge people to Despite these
KINGDOM PROPHETS turn back to warnings and
frequently turn
DIVISION away from God, God, stop idol promises, Israel
worshiping idols worship, and and Judah often
Prophets like follow His ignore or
and ignoring
Elijah and Elisha commands mistreat the
prophets sent to
courageously faithfully prophets,
call them back
confront the continuing their
to faithfulness
wickedness of rebellion
kings and call
Israel and Judah
back to God.
931–586 BC 800–400 BC
EZRA, NEHEMIAH,
2 KINGS , JEREMIAH,
HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH, NONE
EZEKIEL, DANIEL MALACHI
586–538
586–538 BC
BC 538–400 BC 400–5 BC
MATTHEW 1–2, MATTHEW, MARK,
LUKE 1–2 LUKE, JOHN
Jesus is born in
Bethlehem to Jesus foretells
the Virgin Mary, His coming
fulfilling many Jesus performs death and
prophecies Jesus grows miracles, resurrection,
about the up in Nazareth, Jesus chooses
healing the sick, explaining that
coming Messiah living humbly twelve
raising the dead, His sacrifice
and obediently, disciples to
calming storms, will bring
preparing closely follow
and forgiveness
quietly for His Him, preparing
demonstrating and eternal life
future ministry them to spread
God’s power
His teachings
and compassion
and message
Jesus is
baptized by Through Religious leaders
BIRTH JESUS John the parables and become hostile
OF JESUS Angels MINISTRY Baptist, sermons, toward Jesus,
announce His Wise men marking the such as the threatened by
birth to from distant start of His Sermon His growing
shepherds, lands follow a public ministry on the Mount, influence and
proclaiming special star to and receiving Jesus teaches teachings that
good news worship God’s approval love, forgiveness, challenge their
and peace Jesus, from heaven humility, traditions
from God recognizing and justice
Him as a
special King.
5–4 BC AD 26–30
MATTHEW 26–27, MARK MATTHEW 28, MARK 16,
14–15, LUKE 22–23, JOHN LUKE 24, JOHN 20–21,
18–19 ACTS 1
Jesus enters
Jerusalem
Jesus is
triumphantly, After these
betrayed by
welcomed by On the third forty days,
one of his
crowds who day after His Jesus ascends
disciples
recognize Him death, Jesus into heaven,
Judas and he
as the promised rises from the promising He
gets, arrested,
King and dead, proving will return and
unfairly tried,
Messiah He is the Son of instructing His
and sentenced
to death by God and followers to
crucifixion victorious over spread the
sin and death good news to
all people
CRUCIFIXION
At the Last Jesus dies on
RESSERUCTION
Supper, Jesus the cross, Jesus appears
willingly taking & ASCENATION
shares bread to His disciples
and wine, humanity’s sin and many
explaining they upon Himself, others over
symbolize His fulfilling God’s forty days,
body and plan for teaching them,
blood, salvation strengthening
sacrificed for their faith, and
humanity preparing them
for their mission
AD 30 AD 30
ACTS ROMANS–JUDE
Despite These
EARLY CHURCH persecution Miracles teachings
Paul travels CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS
from religious and signs emphasize
extensively,
and political accompany the faith, grace,
establishing
leaders, the apostles, and salvation
churches
early church confirming their through Jesus
throughout
grows rapidly message and Christ alone
the Roman
as believers Empire and demonstrating
share the writing letters the continuing
gospel that guide and power of Jesus
encourage
them
AD 30–65 AD 50–95
REVELATION
A glorious,
Christians are END TIMES heavenly city the
All humanity
guided to Believers face New Jerusalem
& NEW CREATION stands before
maintain unity, persecution but descends,
God for
resist false are encouraged becoming the
judgment; the
teachings, and to remain eternal dwelling
righteous,
stay committed faithful, as God place for God
through faith in
to truth as promises and His people,
Jesus, receive
taught by Jesus ultimate victory filled with His
eternal life,
and His apostles and justice presence forever
while evil is fully
removed
FUTURE