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Biblical Creation and Early History

The document outlines key events from the Bible, starting with the creation of the world in Genesis, the fall of humanity, the flood, and the calling of Abraham. It continues through the history of Israel, including their enslavement in Egypt, the giving of the Law, the establishment of kings, and the prophetic warnings leading to exile. The New Testament details the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the spread of the early church, and concludes with the promise of eternal hope in Revelation.

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Biblical Creation and Early History

The document outlines key events from the Bible, starting with the creation of the world in Genesis, the fall of humanity, the flood, and the calling of Abraham. It continues through the history of Israel, including their enslavement in Egypt, the giving of the Law, the establishment of kings, and the prophetic warnings leading to exile. The New Testament details the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the spread of the early church, and concludes with the promise of eternal hope in Revelation.

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GENESIS 1-2 GENESIS 3-4

God creates the God confronts Cain murders


world in six days, Adam and Eve, Abel out of
forming light, land, pronouncing jealousy,
sky, plants, animals, Satan, disguised curses that committing
and humans. On the as a serpent, include pain in the first
seventh day, He rests tempts Eve to childbirth, murder in
Adam is formed
and blesses it as holy eat the hardship in history and
from dust, and
forbidden fruit, labor, and demonstrating
Eve from his rib,
challenging separation the increasing
symbolizing
God’s authority from His spread of sin
unity and
companionship presence
in marriage.

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

THE FLOOD Abraham trusts


God TOWER OF BABEL PATRIARCHS
God’s promise,
chooses Noah, even when asked
a righteous man, to sacrifice his
After the flood, God confuses
commanding him son Isaac, but
Noah thanks God their languages,
to build an ark to God provides a
through a causing them to
save his family ram instead of
sacrifice, and God scatter, creating
and animals from Isaac
promises never diverse groups
destruction
again to flood the that form
earth, placing a different nations
rainbow as a and cultures
reminder

UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 2100-1800 BC


GENESIS 37-50

Jacob wrestles Joseph accurately


with God during interprets
During the
the night, Pharaoh’s
famine,
Isaac grows up receiving the dreams,
Joseph, Jacob's Joseph’s
and marries new name predicting seven
favorite son, is brothers come
Rebekah, and Israel, meaning years of plenty
sold into slavery to Egypt looking
they have twin "one who followed by seven
by his jealous for food, leading
sons named wrestles with years of severe
brothers. to reconciliation,
Jacob and Esau, God famine
forgiveness, and
continuing God's
family healing
special promise

Jacob dreams of Pharaoh places


a ladder Joseph in
JOURNEY TO EGYPT Joseph is
reaching from charge of Jacob's entire
wrongly
earth to heaven, Egypt, making family moves to
imprisoned in
with angels Jacob fathers him second in Egypt to
Egypt, but he
moving up twelve sons, who charge to the survive the
continues to
and down, become the pharaoh. famine, settling
trust God, who
confirming God's ancestors and there, growing
blesses him
promise founders of the in number, and
even while he is
twelve tribes of prospering
imprisoned
the nation of Israel greatly

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

Moses confronts Pharaoh finally God instructs


EXODUS Pharaoh, who allows the THE LAW Moses to build
Pharaoh orders refuses to free Israelites to the Tabernacle,
the killing of the Israelites, leave Egypt, a special tent
Hebrew baby prompting God but soon symbolizing
boys, but Moses to send ten regrets his His presence
is saved and devastating decision and and where
adopted by the plagues pursues them Israel worships
pharaoh’s to the Red Sea Him
daughter

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

Due to their The Israelites


Joshua divides
lack of trust obediently
the land
and rebellion, THE PROMISED march around
Moses among the
God declares LAND the fortified city
gives his final twelve tribes
Israel must of Jericho for
instructions to of Israel,
wander in seven days, and
Israel, encouraging ensuring each
the desert God makes its
them to faithfully tribe receives
wilderness for walls collapse
follow God as they their
forty years
prepare to enter the inheritance
Promised Land
under Joshua's
leadership

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

After Solomon’s God sends Prophets also


death, Israel prophets like share messages
splits into two Isaiah, Jeremiah, of hope,
kingdoms: Israel Kings of both and Ezekiel to promising God
(north) and kingdoms often warn Israel and will send a
Judah (south), lead the people Judah about Messiah to
due to internal into deeper sin, their sins and restore and
conflict bringing coming redeem His
instability, conflict, judgment people
and weakening
the nation

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

Babylon God promises After seventy


conquers through years, God
Judah, destroys prophets that After rebuilding
fulfills His
Despite facing Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem and the exile is promise,
opposition and experiences four
the Temple, and temporary allowing the
discouragement hundred years
takes many and Israelites to
the people without new
Israelites restoration return to
remain faithful, prophets or
captive into will eventually Jerusalem to
encouraged by direct messages
exile come. rebuild their
God's promise from God.
homeland
and provision

While in Under leaders During these


EXILE RETURN AND SILENT YEARS silent years, the
Babylon, like Ezra and
faithful
REBUILDING Nehemiah, the Israelites await
individuals like Israelites the promised
Daniel remain rebuild the The rebuilt Messiah, facing
loyal to God, Temple, restore city and political
witnessing His worship, and Temple renew struggles under
power and reconstruct Israel’s identity, foreign rule
receiving Jerusalem's reconnecting
visions of hope walls the people to
God and their
heritage

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

The Holy Spirit


comes upon the Apostles like
Saul, a fierce The message
disciples at Paul, Peter,
opponent of of Jesus
Pentecost, and John write
Christians, spreads
empowering letters guiding
encounters beyond
them to preach early
Jesus and Jewish
boldly, resulting Christians on
becomes Paul, communities,
in thousands living
a passionate reaching
believing in faithfully
apostle and Gentiles and
Jesus according to
missionary confirming
that salvation Jesus’
is available to teachings
all

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

Believers are The epistles Revelation God creates a In this perfect


encouraged to instruct provides visions new heaven and new world, God
demonstrate believers to about future new earth, Himself dwells
Jesus returns among
their faith remain hopeful events, where pain,
triumphantly, humanity,
through acts of and patient, including death, tears, and
defeating Satan restoring
love, kindness, eagerly warnings of suffering no
completely, creation to
humility, and anticipating difficult times, longer exist,
establishing His absolute peace,
service Christ's return global conflicts, fulfilling His
authority, and joy, and
and eternal life and great trials original purpose
bringing all evil harmony forever
before Christ for creation
to an end
returns.

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

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