discover the Old Testament

 There are 2 very important concepts in learning to value and appreciate the Old Testament. 

The first is Geography.  You have to have a basic understanding of the land of the Bible.

There are 3 parts to the fertile Crescent represented by this map.  1. Egypt   2.Palestine/Israel   3. Mesopotamia


The Second is Chronology.  You have to understand when things happened behind the text of the Old Testament. 

Today I discovered a nice tool in Accordance Bible Software where you could select a timeline area, and it would create a list with dates and Scripture references.  I'm posting it here so the Scriptures will be hyperlinked. (Thank you Reftagger)


ISRAEL from United Monarchy to Exile[1]

                        David -1012/1011 to -972/971 (2Sam. 2-1Kings 2)
                        Solomon -971 to -931 (1Kings 3-11)

Kings of Judah
                        
Rehoboam -931/930 to -913 (1Kings 14:21-31)
                        Abijah, Abijam -913 to -911/910 (1Kings 15:1-8)
                        Asa -911/910 to -870/869 (1Kings 15:9-24)
                        Jehoshaphat -872/871 to -848 (1Kings 22:2-50)
                        Jehoram -853 to -841 (2Kings 8:16-24)
                        Ahaziah (Judah) -841 (2Kings 8:25-29)
                        Joash -835 to -796 (2Kings 12)
                        Amaziah -796 to -767 (2Kings 14:1-22)
                        Uzziah, Azariah -792/791 to -740/739 (2Kings 15:1-7; 2Chr. 26)
                        Jotham -750 to -732/731 (2Kings 15:32-38)
                        Ahaz -735 to -716/715 (2Kings 16)
                        Hezekiah -729 to -687/686 (2Kings 18-20)
                        Manasseh -697/696 to -643/642 (2Kings 21:1-18)
                        Amon -643/642 to -641/640 (2Kings 21:19-26)
                        Josiah -641/640 to -609 (2Kings 22:1-23:30)
                        Jehoahaz (Judah) -609 (2Kings 23:31-35)
                        Jehoiakim -609 to -598 (2Kings 23:36-24:6)
                        Jehoiachin -598 to -597 (2Kings 24:8-17)
                        Zedekiah -597 to -586 (2Kings 24:18-25:7)

Kings of Israel

Jeroboam -931/930 to -910/909 (1Kings 11:26-14:20; 2Chr. 10:2-16; 13:1-20)
                        Nadab -910/909 to -909/908 (1Kings 15:25-32)
                        Baasha -909/908 to -886/885 (1Kings 15:33-16:7)
                        Elah -886/885 to -885/884 (1Kings 16:8-14)
                        Omri -885/884 to -874/873 (1Kings 16:15-28)
                        Ahab -874/873 to -853 (1Kings 16:20-22:40)
                        Ahaziah (Israel) -853 to -852 (1Kings 22:51-53; 2Kings 1)
                        Joram -852 to -841 (2Kings 3:1-3)
                        Jehu -841 to -814/813 (2Kings 9-10)
                        Jehoahaz (Israel) -814–813 to -798 (2Kings 13:1-9)
                        Jehoash, Joash (Israel) -798 to -782/781 (2Kings 13:10-13)
                        Jeroboam II -793/792 to -753 (2Kings 14:23-29)
                        Zechariah (Israel) -753 to -752 (2Kings 15:8-12)
                        Menahem -752 to -742/741 (2Kings 15:17-22)
                        Pekah -752 to -732/731 (2Kings 15:27-31)
                        Pekahiah -742/741 to -740/739 (2Kings 15:23-26)
                        Hoshea -732/731 to -723/722 (2Kings 17:1-6)[

1] Dan Langston, Ph.D. SAGU, 9/14/13, developed for Old Testament Literature students from Accordance Bible Software timeline tool. 
Geography, Chronology, and a Love for the Bible bring the Old Testament to life! Praise God! 

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