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Bible study is essential for the serious believer because they are a testimony about God.
Reveals Christ. ... all things written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. (Luke 24: 44)
Example. Now these things happened to them as an example and they are written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the world are come. (1 Corinthians 10: 11)
Encouragement. For whatever things were previously written were written for our learning, in order that through patience and through the comfort of the Scriptures we may have hope. (Romans 15: 4)
Words of Life. Man shall not live on bread only, but on every saying proceeding from the mouth of God. (Matthew 4: 4)
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (Joshua 1: 8)
This is a guide to reading the bible for better understanding of God, the people and their decisions.
It is not the bible study lesson plan where we discuss prophecy and doctrines in depth in a series of lessons.
Is there a benefit, can you understand God?
Can you by searching find out God? Can you find out the Almighty unto perfection? [KJV]
Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty? [NASB] (Job 11: 7)
The answer is yes! If you search for Him with all your heart, for all your life He will make you find Him.
"But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. (Deuteronomy 4: 29)

Writers
Who are these writers? All prophecy is from the mind of the Holy Spirit.
But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation. for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1: 20-21)
Other helpful writings were encouraged by the Holy Spirit.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3: 16-17)

Old Testament Writers. Major writers of the Old Testament.

• Moses. The Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy), Job, Psalm 90.
• Samuel. Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel.
• Kings. The 400 year history of the kings of Judah and Israel were complied from many prophets.
• Prophets. They wrote the books with their names.
• Psalms. Songs, hymns and praises to God.
  • David. Second king of Israel, musician and poet. He wrote most of the Psalms and some were Messianic prophecies. 1 Samuel 16: 16-18; 2 Samuel 1: 19-27; 3: 33-34; 6: 5; 15-16; 23: 2;
  • Asaph. Seer, prophet, Levite and musician appointed by David. (1 Chrononicles 6: 31-36; 16: 4-7, 37; 25: 2; 2 Chronicles 29: 30; (Nehemiah 16: 46,47) Many of his Psalms are prophecies of the judgment and wrath of God.
  • Korah, Heman, Ethan. Levite and musicians appointed by David. 1 Chrononicles 25: 1-7. The Psalms labeled "for the sons of Korah", may have been written by David.
  • Others. Moses and Solomon.
• Solomon. Psalm 72 and 127, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.
• Ezra. Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles. Chronicles were written after the Babylonian captivity. It restablished the genealogies of the tribes of Levi, Judah and Benjamin. It also repeats the stories from the books of Kings and Samuel about the exploits of the kings of Judah from David to the Babylonian captivity.
• Lost Books. The book of Chronicles mentions other books that record the acts of the kings of Judah and Israel.
  • King Solomon. "in the records of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer". (2 Chronicles 9: 29)
  • King Abijah. The prophet Iddo. (2 Chronicles 13: 22)
  • King Jehoshaphat. The annals of Jehu the son of Hanani (2 Chronicles 20: 34)

New Testament Writers. Major writers of the New Testament were the disciples of Christ and Paul who was called to minister to the Gentiles. All were eyewitnesses. They began writing about their first hand experiences after they began to get old, the original eye witnesses were dying and it was obvious that Jesus might not return in their life time. But they still lived as if the Second Coming was imminent.

• Paul. Romans to Hebrews.
• John. John (1, 2 and 3), the Gospel of John and Revelation.
• Luke. Luke, Acts.
• Others. They wrote the books bearing their names.

Reading Plans
There are 1,189 chapters in the Bible. They are arranged by law, history, prophecy and other writings. There are four basic ways to read the bible.

• Canonical. The printed order of the books from beginning to end (Genesis to Revelation).
  Reading 3 and 1/4 chapters per day will complete the study in one year.
• Historical. The order physically written (Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek). The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek. Scholars sometimes decide when a book was written based on the contents. For this reason, many prophecies are dated after the fulfillment because they believe that the prophet cannot know the future. Daniel is dated after the Greek occupation and the parts of the gospel that predict the fall of the temple are dated after 70 AD. For this reason, this order of study is speculative because the biblical "scholars" are unbelieving critics.
• Topical. Read by subject. The biggest danger is taking things out of context. But this arrangement is good for studying important topics such as doctrines. A good concordance is the best way to find and study any topic. While a topical study might list the texts with the word or phrase, it cannot account for symbols that address these topics. And if it does include symbolic references, you may be relying on the author's personal beliefs about which symbols are important and what they mean. For example, a topical study of the Messiah in the old Testament might give references to "Holy One of Israel", "Anointed One" and may even list Messianic prophecies that do not mention these words. But how many would list these topics as part of the Messianic texts that describe what the Messiah would do and experience and accomplish?
  • Sacrificial Laws. Christ sheds His blood from the garden of Gethsemane up to His death.
  • Dietary Laws. How the Lamb of God was killed, swallowed and regurgitated on the earth.
  • Sanctuary. The schedule and the location of tasks accomplished.
  • The Feasts of Israel. Major acts in the schedule of the Plan of Salvation.
  • The Tribes of Israel. His experience as the Son of Man in the hands of the people.
  • The Camping Arrangements of Israel. The emotional siege of Christ in His final week.
  • The Exodus Experience. The order of His experience of suffering.
  • The Experience of the Patriarchs and Prophets. An example of the decisions and experience of Christ.
• Chronological. The order events occurred. This helps to understand important events and concurrent players.

Introduction
We will use the chronological order, primarily to match the prophet with the kings and the history. We will do a topical study on the Plan of Salvation where we will highlight certain key concepts to help you to understand why God acted the way He did. Certain concepts also establish a timeline in the Plan of Salvation by legally defining the actions of God.

• Covenant. The covenant is the principal concept in understanding the actions of God. It is a legal agreement that God established from the beginning with Adam and Eve and constantly tried to renew with each faithful believer chosen. It establishes God's duty and the appropriate response of humans. It defines what is expected for obedience and disobedience.
  The sad history of the covenant is that God was always faithful while humans were not. God's final solution was to write the covenant in our hearts. Read the lesson on the covenant before beginning. It teaches these main facts.
  • Participants. The covenant is binding on the participants, his children and household.
  • The Law. The law is the covenant. It addressses moral issues, diet and foods, sacrifices and consequences. As you compare the prophecies, their fulfillment and the law you will be amazed by the remarkable fact that God is so faithful, consistent and predictable in keeping the covenant, that His future actions can be defined by the law.
    God introduces Himself in the first four commandments.
    1. One God. Here is Your God! God introduced Himself to the world and gives Himself as an offering.
    2. Idolatry. Do not worship idols. God gives us warning about our enemy.
    3. Name of God. Do not take His name in vain. God gives us His name.
    4. Sabbath. God gives us rest.
  • Consequence: Blessings. God blesses us for obedience. The blessings are in the law.
  • Consequence: Curses. God punishes us for disobedience. But the punishment occurs in five phases. Each getting worse. The curses show how God deals with the wicked.
    1. Personal Safety. No peace or safety, raids, only fear.
    2. Land. Famine, drought.
    3. Children. Wild beasts, slavery, occupation.
    4. War. War, famine and pestilence and siege.
    5. The Wrath of God. The final phase of punishment is called "The Wrath of God". When this occurs, God allows all the previous punishments. In addition, there is desolation which cause the city and the sanctuary to be destroyed by the enemy and the people are exiled.
    Testing. The righteous can be tested for faithfulness. It establishes obedience based on love and respect, not on the material blessings or fear. (Abraham, Job, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Christ).
    Suffering. As you try to understand God's behavior, consider suffering and punishment not as what God sends in revenge, but what you asked for in rebellion. Suffering occurs when God reluctantly gives you over to what you desire and removes any of His good influence. His withdrawal leaves us vulnerable. He allows suffering but He does not cause it. Our choices cause suffering.
    Humiliation or Kindness. The fact that God allows suffering by giving us over to what we desire, does not mean that He approves of the methods of our enemies. He simply states what they will do. God has no pleasure in gloating, torture or inhumane treatment. In fact, He will punish nations who do these things. There is no law against treating your enemies with kindness.
• Sanctuary. The sanctuary was introduced to the Jews. It is a picture of the Plan of Salvation.
• Feasts. The feasts are a timeline of the Plan of Salvation. They are a history of how God deals with the righteous. Although the sanctuary and feasts were formally introduced to the Jews, you will find elements of them in previous events.
  
  The Plan of Salvation is in the order of the feasts of Israel which are blessings from God.
  • Passover. Jesus is the substitute for sin who guarantees our personal safety.
  • Pentecost. The gift of the Spirit who is the rain from Heaven.
  • Trumpets. A call to the people to gather for judgment and repentance.
  • Yom Kippur. Judgment and approval of the righteous people of the covenant.
  • Tabernacles. Living in the sanctuary of God with God and under the protection of God.
  
  The Plan of Salvation is also in the order of the seasons and planting cycles.
  • Barley Harvest. The fruit from the dead earth.
  • Former Rain. The Holy Spirit is given to the church.
  • Wheat Harvest. The fruit of the first outpouring of the Spirit plants the foundation of the church.
  • Summer Drought. No rain. The church is in apostasy.
  • Latter Rain. The Holy Spirit is given to the church.
  • Fruit Harvest. The great harvest results from this outpouring of the Spirit.
  • Ploughing and Reaping. God comes to take the righteous and bury the wicked in the ground.
• Prophet. We will look at the role of a prophet as not just one who foretold the future. A prophet is one whose primary role is to lead the people back to obedience to the covenant. As the prophet calls the people to repentance, he or she also exhibits the judgment coming on the people in his or her life.
  
  The Imminence of the Message. In Jewish understanding, if a prophet tells the future it must be useful for that generation. For this reason, although they acknowledge Daniel as writing about the future, his prophecies are so far in the future they were of no use to the current people. Therefore, he is listed as one of the writings but not a prophet. A prophet must also instruct the current generation.
• Messiah. Look for Messianic prophecies. As you read certain portions of the Torah, look at it as future instructions for the Messiah to follow.

The Chronological Reading Plan

Event	Book/ Lessons	Chapter	Contents	History
Creation	Genesis	1-2	Paradise Created. God makes a covenant with Adam	Dinosaurs and humans exist. Giants exist. 4004 - 2222 BC Creation Science
	Psalm	104, 33	The creation
	Psalm	29	The creation by sound waves from the voice of God
	Psalm	92	A Sabbath Psalm. The seventh day of creation
	John	1	The preexistence of Jesus as the creator
Sin	Genesis	3-5	Paradise Lost. Adam breaks the covenant (Hosea 6: 6-7) Find the evidence of the law and the curse. A deliverer is promised. Genesis 3: 15 Adam and Eve failed their test. Why was the test easier for perfect people but much harder for weaker sinners? See how God addressed the unfairness of inherited sin. One Man's Sin and One's Righteousness. Romans 5: 10-15 Tempted and Sinless. Hebrews 4: 15
	God The Origin of Evil The Problem of Sin A Better Definition of Sin
Flood	Genesis	6-10	God makes a covenant with Noah	2574 BC Dinosaurs and Giants exist Origin of Legends
Babel	Genesis	11	God scatters the language and people of the world
Unjust Suffering	Job	1-3	Job keeps the covenant even when he is abandoned
	Job	4-37	Job's friends argue that signs of curses, instead of blessings are proof of unrighteousness. They were wrong. What does the origin of his problem say about suffering?
	Job	38-42	God answers. He condemns the friends and tells Job how great He is but He did not explain why. What does this say about our strengths when suffering? Find references to huge creatures (dinosaurs) in Job.
	Scholars assume that Job was written around the early time of Abraham because of the informal social and religious structure. The male head was the priest of the household. The coexistence of large creatures with man also points to the period soon after the flood before the dinosaurs became extinct.
Abraham	Genesis	12-17	God makes a covenant with uncircumsized Abraham	Pyramids built 2000-2047 BC Judaism Began
	Genesis	18-20	God renews the covenant with circumcision
	Romans	1-5	The origins of faith for the uncircumcised and circumcised
Isaac	Genesis	21-24	The miracle birth of the promised child, Isaac. Abraham and Isaac are tested
Jacob	Genesis	25-28	Jacob takes the covenant birthright by bribery and deceit	Persians and Indians Split
	Genesis	29-36	12 sons of Israel. God renews the covenant with a new name
Joseph	Genesis	37-45	Joseph was a forerunner who prepared the way for Israel. Who caused his unjust suffering and testing?	King Senusret 1 1956-1911 BC
In Egypt	Genesis	46-47	Israel moved south to Egypt to escape the famine
	Genesis	48-50	Israel blesses his sons before he dies
Moses	Exodus	1-4	God prepares Moses as a forerunner to rescue His people	1582-1502 BC
Plagues	Exodus	5-11	The first nine plagues	1502 BC
Exodus	Exodus	12-15	The last plague, first Passover and the Red Sea parts	The Sanctuary Pattern 1502-1501 BC
	Baptism		Israel is baptized in the Red Sea
	Psalm	78	The exodus (Psalm 77, 78, 81, 95, 105-107, 114)
Sinai	Exodus	16-24	Manna, water, commandments
	Exodus	25-31	Moses receives the pattern for the sanctuary for 40 days	1501 BC
	Exodus	32-35	Moses returns to see the people worshipping a golden calf	1501 BC
Sanctuary	Exodus	36-40	The craftsmen make the items for the sanctuary	1501-1500 BC
Laws (Offerings)	Leviticus	1-3	Burnt offering, Grain offering, Peace offering	Hinduism began
	Leviticus	4-7	Sin, guilt (trespass), incense offering
	Leviticus	16	The scapegoat and the Lord's goat on the day of atonement
	Leviticus	17	Blood
	Leviticus	8-10	Ordination and inauguration offering (Exodus 29, 40)
Laws (Clean and Unclean)	Leviticus	11	Unclean animals (dietary laws) (Deuteronomy 14)
	Leviticus	12	Unclean woman in childbirth
	Leviticus	15	Unclean man and woman
	Leviticus	13-14	Unclean people (Leprosy)
Feasts	Leviticus	16, 23-25	Feasts and schedules
	Numbers	28-29
Feast Date Leviticus Numbers - Daily (Continual) Daily - 28: 1-8 - Sabbath (Day 7) Saturday 23: 3 28: 9-10 - New Moon Month Day 1 - 28: 11-15; 10: 10 Passover Nissan 14 23: 4 28: 16 Feast of Unleavened Bread Nissan 15-21 23: 5-9 28: 17-25 Wavesheaf (First Fruits) Next Sunday 23: 10-14 - Feast of Weeks (Shavuot, Pentecost) +50 days 23: 15-22 28: 26-31 First Fruits 23: 10, 15 - Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) Tishrei 1 23: 23-25 29: 1-6; 10: 10 Land Sabbath Year 7, Tishri 1 25: 1-7 - Jubilee Year 50, Tishri 1 25: 8-55 - Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) Tishrei 10 23: 26-32 29: 7-11 Scapegoat Tishrei 10 16 - Feast of Tabernacles (Booths) Tishrei 15-21 23: 33-44 29: 12-34 Shemini Atzeret Tishrei 22 23: 36,39 29: 35-40
Penalties	Leviticus	26-27	The covenant, blessings and curses (Deuteronomy 27-30)
Census	Numbers	1-4	Moses takes a census and organizes the campsites
Moral Laws	Leviticus	18-22	Adultery and other moral laws
	Numbers	5-6	Adultery. Nazarite vow
Sanctuary	Numbers	7-10	Consecrating the sanctuary and priests in the second year	1500 BC
Wander 40 Years	Numbers	11-14	The people complain and doubt. They wander 40 years	1502-1462 BC
	Numbers	15-18	God chooses Aaron	18th Dynasty of Egypt. Thutmose II, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamun
	Numbers	19-20	The people complain and cause Moses to sin
	Psalm	81, 106-107	Apostasy in the desert. List the ways the people tested God and Moses
	Psalm	90	Moses prays to a loving God for mercy
	Numbers	21-25	Baalam tries to curse Israel
	Numbers	26-27	The census of the second generation
	Numbers	31-33	Moses takes vengeance on Midian and lists the 42 journeys
	Numbers	34-36	Distribution of the land as an inheritance
After 40 Years	Deuteronomy means "second reading of the law". The first generation is dead. Only two survived. Just before they cross over into the Promised Land, the law is repeated and the people of the second generation agree to the covenant
	Deuteronomy	1-3	A summary of the 40 year journey from Sinai to Nebo	1462 BC
	Deuteronomy	4-26	Moses repeats the law and covenant and praises God
	Deuteronomy	27-30	The blessings and curses are repeated
	Deuteronomy	31-34	Exodus Ends: Moses blesses Israel before he dies
The Promised Land	Joshua	1-4	Israel crosses the Jordan and enters the Promised Land	1462 BC
	Joshua	5	All men are circumcized
	Joshua	6-12	The fall of Jericho and other battles	1462-1457 BC
	Joshua	13-21	The division of the land for an inheritance
	Joshua	22-24	Joshua says goodbye	1432 BC
Theocracy The First Curse (Raided)	There were Judges, priests and God. In those days everyone did what they wanted to do. During the time of the judges the first curse was in operation. When Israel obeyed the land had peace or rest. But when they disobeyed they were captured and made slaves by their enemies and their crops were destroyed. Judges 2: 14, 21-22. Judges 3: 4. Judges 6: 4.
	Judges	1-2	The first generation did not remove the evil nations. God left them as a test of loyalty (Judges 2: 22; 3: 4)	1432-1096 The Olmecs in Central America
	Judges	3-12	God sent judges to relieve them of their oppressors
	Judges	13-16	Samson and the Philistines
	Judges	17-18	People did what they wanted. Dan gets his inheritance
	Judges	19-21	Benjamin was almost destroyed
	Ruth	1-4	The grandmother of king David
Samuel Monarchy	1 Samuel	1-7	Samuel, the last judge	1095-1065 BC
	1 Samuel	8	The people reject God and ask for a king
	The king is also a curse as he raids their possessions (1 Samuel 8: 10-22)
King Saul	1 Samuel	9-15	Saul is selected and rejected as king
	1 Samuel	16-27	Saul persecutes David who is chosen as the next king
	1 Samuel	28-31	Saul consults the witch of Endor and is killed
King David	2 Samuel	1-10	The reign of David	1066-1026 BC
	2 Samuel	11-12	The sin of David and Bathsheeba	Western Zhou Dynasty
	Psalm	51	David confesses his sin
	2 Samuel	13-24	The consequences of David's sin
King David	1 Chronicles	10-17	The reign of David. A son of David on the throne forever (Chapter 17: 11-14)
	1 Chronicles	18-23	The exploits of David
	1 Chronicles	24-27	Division of priests, musicians, gatekeepers
	1 Chronicles	28-29	David makes preparation for the house of God
	Psalms	1-150	The Psalms can be organized in at least three ways
Psalms By Topic Psalms By Author Psalms By Book Messiah 2, 8, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 50, 55, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73-75, 89, 97, 102, 110, 118 David 3-41, 51-59, 61-66, 68-70, 101, 108-110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 138, 145 1 1-41 Exodus 77, 78, 81, 95, 105-107, 114 Korah 42, 44-49, 84,85, 87,88 2 42-72 Judgment 50, 58, 73-83, 94 Asaph 50, 73-83 3 73-89 Vindication 7, 21, 26, 54, 72, 109 Moses 90 4 90-106 Forgiveness 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143 Solomon 72, 127 5 107-150 Righteous 1, 15, 84, 87, 92, 101, 119, 133, 139 Heman 88 The Wicked 10, 12, 14, 36, 49, 52, 53, 58 Ethan 89 Security 2, 7, 11, 20, 23, 27, 57, 90 Unknown 1, 2, 10, 33, 43, 67, 71, 91-100, 102, 104-107, 111-121, 123, 125-126, 128-130, 132, 134-137, 146-150 Distress 4, 13, 38, 43, 55, 64, 77, 88, 137, 142 Hallelujah 106, 111, 112, 135, 146-150 Thanksgiving 30, 65, 75, 95, 97, 103, 105, 107, 116, 118, 136, 138 Praise 9, 34, 63, 67, 92, 96, 98, 100, 108, 134, 144, 145. The Great Hallel (113-118) Majesty 8, 19, 29, 33, 36, 47, 48, 66, 90, 93, 99, 104, 132 Trust, Hope 3, 25, 27, 31, 37, 39, 46, 55, 56, 62, 86, 115, 131 Deliverance 5, 17, 18, 20, 28, 34, 35, 59, 60, 70, 71, 85, 86, 140, 141
At the end of the period of the judges everyone did what they wanted to do. They wanted kings like the other nations. They did not want God as their leader. So there were kings, priests and God. Nobody listened to God.
Solomon	1 Kings	1-11	Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheeba, becomes the third king of Israel. Solomon was the wisest king and Lucifer was a covering cherub. How did a gift of wisdom become acts of foolishness and how did privilege and status lead to such a great fall and disgrace?
	2 Chronicles	1-9	Solomon builds the house of God	1008-1015 BC
	Proverbs	1-31	The wise sayings of Solomon	1015-985 BC
	Ecclesiastes	1-12	The wisdom of Solomon. The vanity of life. Wisdom and folly
	Song of Solomon	1-8	A love poem
The kingdom was divided after the days of Solomon. The ten tribes of Israel in the north never had a king who obeyed God. The 19 kings of Israel were all evil. Only eight of the twenty kings of Judah in the south were good and two of those became evil in their old age. People sometimes listened to God if their leaders showed an example.
Divided kingdom	1 Kings	12-14	Kings of Judah (Rehoboam) and Israel (Jeroboam)	985 BC
	1 Kings	15-16	Wicked kings of Israel (Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri)	964-922 BC
The Second Curse (Drought)	1 Kings	17-19	Elijah and the showdown on Mt. Carmel	876-796 BC First Olympic games 776 BC
	1 Kings	20-22	The wickedness of Ahab and Jezebel
Divided Kingdom The Third Curse (Scattered)	2 Kings	1-7	Elisha takes over the work of Elijah
	2 Kings	8-13	Elisha
	2 Kings	14-16	Many kings of Israel died by assassination and their kingdom was taken over by another. But the kingdom of Judah passed from father to son
	2 Chronicles	10-36	The division of the kingdom and the kings of Judah
	Obadiah	1	God warns Israel's enemies not to gloat at her misfortune	847-825 BC
	Joel	1-3	Israel is restored in the Day of the Lord	825-809 BC
	Jonah	1-4	Jonah is forced to warn the Assyrians of impending wrath	794-772 BC
	Amos	1-6	Warning to Israel and surrounding nations before the invasion of Assyria	767-755 BC Rome founded in 753
	Amos	7-9	Punishment of Israel
Assyria The Fourth Curse (War)	2 Kings	17-20	King Shalmaneser of Assyria invades and exiles Israel	722 BC
	Hosea	1-4	God calls Hosea to marry an unfaithful woman. As you read about the lives of other prophets compile a list of the strange things that God asks them to do. Why?	755-714 BC
	Hosea	5-14	God appeals to Israel and Ephraim
Assyria	Isaiah	1-12	Judah and Jerusalem	739-681 BC Asshurbanipal's Library 668 BC Steel invented 700 BC
	Isaiah	13-23	Warning to the nations
	Isaiah	24-27	The Day of the Lord
	Isaiah	28-33	Six woes of sinners in Israel
	Isaiah	34-35	God ransoms Zion
	Isaiah	36-39	The threat of Assyria and Babylon
	Isaiah	40-48	The Lord, our Redeemer
	Isaiah	49-57	The Redeemer will save
	Isaiah	58-66	The Redeemer will come
	Micah	1-7	Beginning of Assyrian captivity. Warning to evil doers and hope for those who wait	733-701 BC
	The Assyrian invasion removed ten tribes of Israel in the North. In the south were the tribes of Judah and Benjamin and some priests from Levi. These people became known as the Jews
Kingdom of Judah	2 Kings	21	Manasseh was the most evil king of Judah	Manasseh
	2 Kings	22-23	Although Josiah was a good king, the punishment that was postponed could no longer be delayed. He removed all traces of idolatry from Israel and kept the law. How does this return to righteousness just before destruction mirror the end of time? Battle of Megiddo (609 BC). Josiah is killed by Pharaoh Neco of Egypt (2 Kings 23: 29-30). Israel came under Babylonian protection	600 BC Zoroastrian Religion Began Battle of Carchemish (605 BC) Babylon Rules the World
	Nahum	1-3	The wrath of God on Assyria. The wicked destroyed
	Zephaniah	1-3	Waiting for the invasion of Babylon and the Day of the Lord
	Habakuk	1-3	Israel waits for the invasion of Babylon as their punishment. What does he teach about the source of suffering and those who cause suffering? If God sent Babylon to punish Israel then why does He take revenge on them?
Babylon The Fifth Curse (Desolation)	2 Kings	24-25	King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invades and exiles Judah	597-586 BC
	Jeremiah	1	The call of Jeremiah
	Jeremiah	2-38	The warning to Judah
	Jeremiah	39-45	The fall of Jerusalem, sanctuary destroyed and Judah exiled	586 BC Second Babylonian exile
	The first temple was destroyed in 586 BC. They were ruled by Babylon for 70 years. The second temple was destroyed in 70 AD, 656 years after the first exile in 597 BC.
	Jeremiah	46-51	Jeremiah warns the nations
	Jeremiah	52	The final days in exile
	Lamentations	1-5	Jeremiah weeps over the desolated city
Babylon	Ezekiel	1-3	The call of Ezekiel	593-559 BC Ezekiel exiled in 597
	Ezekiel	4-24	Judah and Jerusalem
	Ezekiel	25-32	Warnings to the nations
	Ezekiel	33-39	The restoration of Israel
	Ezekiel	40-48	The temple and city of God
	Daniel	1	Daniel and his friends are faithful to the covenant	597 BC
	Daniel	2	Prophecy: Babylon is the first of a series of empires	596 BC
Persia	Daniel	7	Prophecy (Curse #3): Wild beasts persecute Israel (539-334)	549-539 BC Persia conquers Medes and Lydia (546BC)
	Daniel	8	Prophecy: Evil attacks the sanctuary and people of God
	Daniel	9: 1-19	The Jews are exiled because they broke the covenant
	Daniel	9: 20-27	The Prince of the Covenant will come with righteousness
	Daniel	10-11	Prophecy: The 2300 year future of world empires
	Daniel	12	Prophecy: The sealing of Daniel's book until the end of time
Persia	Zechariah	1-7	Judgment of Israel. Israel escapes from Babylon. Notice how the events and symbols parallel the book of Revelation where the end of the world and the gathering of Israel is compared to the fall of Babylon.	538 BC Buddhism Began
	Zechariah	8-11	The gathering and deliverance of Israel	536 BC
	Zechariah	12-14	The comings of the Messiah. His acceptance by Israel	536 BC
Persia	Haggai	1-2	The house of God was founded by Zerubbabel	520 BC
	Esther	1-10	Enemies try to exterminate the Jews but Esther is sent as a forerunner to plead their case as the Jewish queen of Persia	483-473 BC Ahasuerus
	Ezra	1-6	Enemies discourage the Jews, led by Zerubbabel, as they try to rebuild	536-516 BC
	Ezra	7-10	After the walls were rebuilt, feasts kept	457 BC
	Nehemiah	1-13	He leads the people to rebuild the walls in 52 days and to keep the laws and feasts	445-415 BC Artaxerxes 1
	1 Chronicles	1-9	Genealogies from Adam to Ezra written by Ezra. It was important to establish genealogies because the priests must come from the tribe of Levi and the Messiah must be able to trace His lineage to Judah. 70 years in Babylon may have blurred those lines.	458 BC Greek civil wars (431-404)
	Malachi	1-4	The messenger of the covenant who is like Elijah comes as a forerunner to the Prince of the covenant. He restores the relationship between Israel and God so that the land will not be cursed. Notice the sins of the people and the threat of the curse.	423 BC Darius II
Greek	This period included the exploits of the Maccabeans against Hellenism			334 - 63 BC Septuagint
Roman	The occupation of Israel began when Pompeii conquered Jerusalem			63 BC - 4 BC
Timeline of the Last Week of Jesus - Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Night Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night Day - Night 1 Day 1 Night Day 2 Night Day 3 Nisan 9 Nisan 10 Nisan 11 Nisan 12 Nisan 13 Nisan 14 Nisan 15 Nisan 16 Mary's oil and tears. Anoints, washes feet Donkey Fig tree cursed Caiaphas Plots - Upper Room Passover Lamb Killed Sabbath Wavesheaf Jerusalem Teaches in Jerusalem Suffering Dead, Buried Resurrected Lamb salted, legs washed Lamb selected Lamb examined Roast, Boil, Eat Swallow Vomit The Seed comes to die Jesus in the bowels 3 days and nights Priest washed, Anointed Ministry to Jerusalem in the Temple Final sacrifice in the middle of the week Priest is ordained through 7 days. Stays at the temple door Lord Appears
Christ (Birth and Baptism)	Matthew	1-4	Jesus is born six months after John the Baptist. John is the forerunner who introduces Christ to the world. God came to tabernacle with us in a body like ours! Immediately, Jesus is tested in the desert for forty days by Satan before He begins His 3.5 year ministry. How did Jesus pass the tests that Adam and Eve failed?	4 BC - 27AD Augustus Caesar, Tiberius Caesar
	Mark	1
	Luke	1-4
	John	1
	Elijah Comes		The first coming of "Elijah" to reconcile Israel to the Messiah
Christ (The Lamb of God)	Matthew	5-20	God sends the Prince of the covenant to reconcile the world to Him by suffering the death and the curse that they deserved. Jesus introduces the love and character of God to the people through His own example. How many parts of the sanctuary does Christ emulate? (Lamb, living water, veil, door, bread, wine, vine, priest, light)	27AD - 31AD Tiberius Caesar
	Mark	2-10
	Luke	5-18
	John	2-11
Ordained and Embalmed	Matthew 26: 7-15 Mark 14: 3-10 John 12: 1-8		Mary washes and anoints Jesus with oil as king and priest and embalms him for death as the Lamb 8 days before he appeared to her after His resurrection	Nisan 9, 31AD
	Leviticus	8-9	Priest is ordained then the Lord appears in glory on day 8
Passover Lamb Selected and Examined	Matthew	21-23	Christ fulfills the covenant in His final week and becomes the only human who is faithful to the covenant. God reconfirms the covenant with Christ and His children (the church). So, we must be born again out of Christ. How?	Nisan 10-16, 31AD The 12 Tribes
	Mark	11-12
	Luke	19-20
	John	12
The End of the World	Matthew	24-25	Jesus predicts the signs at the end of the world and the destruction of Jerusalem. How does the signs of the destruction of the world and the temple mirror the signs of the destruction of His body?	Nisan 12, 31AD
	Mark	13
	Luke	21
Passover Lamb Sacrificed	Passover		Jesus becomes the Passover Lamb and satisfies the requirements for all the offerings for all the feasts and begins the schedule of feasts
	One LORD G-d	1	Immanuel. Here is your God! Jesus introduces Himself and the Father to us
	Psalm	41	Christ is betrayed	Nisan 13, 31AD
	Matthew	26-28	Christ suffers the wrath of God for us in His final 3 days. His sanctuary was disassembled and destroyed. How does baptism and communion represent the death and the curse suffered for us by Christ?	Nisan 14-16, 31AD
	Mark	14-16
	Luke	22-24
	John	13-21
	Psalms	22, 69	Christ suffers rejection, hatred, ridicule and loneliness. How does Christ's testing at His baptism and at His death involve every test of the righteous?	Nisan 14, 31AD (9AM-3PM)
	Isaiah	53
	Psalm	16	Christ is in the grave	Nisan 15, 31AD
	Barley Harvest		At His resurrection Christ raises the people who are the first fruits from the dead earth as proof of the resurrection	Nisan 16, 31AD
	Psalms	68, 100	Christ is victorious	Nisan 16, 31AD
	After 490 Years		Prince of the covenant keeps the covenant in one week	Messianic Prophecies Study Lessons
	The Siege of Christ		Christ is besieged by Israel in the final week
	The Wrath of God		Christ suffers the wrath of God for three days
	The Seder		Christ becomes the Passover seder in the last 9 hours
	Psalms		The Messianic prophecies in the Psalms
	The 5 Signs of Judaism		Christ on the cross fulfills the five signs of Judaism
	Gospel in the Heavens		The heavens predict the timing of the Plan of Salvation
	Summary of Prophecies		The Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament
High Priest	Revelation	4-5	Jesus is the wavesheaf offering, who is inaugurated as the permanent High Priest of a better covenant and the sanctuary in heaven, is also king of righteousness and peace	Nisan 17-23, 31AD
	Hebrews	1-13
	Pentecost		The High Priest gives gifts. He sends the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Early History (30 Years) The Early Rain	Former Rain		The Holy Spirit is poured out to get the first fruits of the church	Sivan 5, 31AD
	Acts	1-2	The Holy Spirit is sent to fulfill the covenant by the new birth
	Wheat Harvest		The Spirit harvests 3000 people who are the foundation of the body of Christ
	Acts	3-7	The Jews reject the message of the disciples and stoned Stephen. They began to persecute the church	31-34AD
	Acts	8-11	The Gentiles are part of the covenant and the Gospel is first preached to an Ethiopian Eunuch	King Agrippa 1
	Acts	12	Herod Agrippa 1 persecutes the church and dies by being eaten by worms (Acts 12: 23). Peter released from prison	44AD
	Acts	13-28	Paul's missionary journeys to the Gentiles. He is opposed by the Jews	King Agrippa 2
The letters tell the people of the covenant how they should live
Letters of Paul to the Gentile Church	Romans	1-5	Faith is based in knowledge and an inner conviction accessible to all.
	Since faith is not based on irrational, illogical, unscientific reasoning then the arguments of the unbeliever are at war with his inner self. What arguments and systems does the unbeliever use to squash this inner witness? Hint: Peer pressure, tradition, mislabeling your position, cares of life, "science", the acceptance of sin. Can you work with the Holy Spirit to tap into this conviction that they are trying to suppress?
	Romans	6-8	Dead to sin and alive to righteousness when we and the law are spiritual
	Romans	9-11	Israel, the children of the promise and the children of the call
	Romans	12-16	Living the Christian life in love and sacrifice
	1 Corinthians	1-4	Having wisdom and submitting to hardship
	1 Corinthians	5-10	Judging immorality and idolatry in the church
	1 Corinthians	12-14	Spiritual gifts and the gift of love
	1 Corinthians	15-16	Resurrection
	2 Corinthians	1-7	Transformation into a new creature and a temple of God through Christ
	2 Corinthians	8-9	Generosity in supporting workers in Christ
	2 Corinthians	10-13	Paul's response about opposition to him as being unimpressive
	Galatians	1-6	Justification through the works of circumcision or faith
	Ephesians	1-5	Unity in Christ and conversion of the inner man
	Ephesians	6	The fruit of the Spirit
	Philippians	1-4	Right motives and perfection in Christ
	Colossians	1-4	Law and grace. Becoming more like Christ and less like the world
	1 Thessalonians	1-5	Paul expresses appreciation for the church
	2 Thessalonians	1-3	Persecution and affliction are indications that God has judged you righteous! This unjust suffering will be avenged in the end. What amazing legal purpose does unjust suffering serve?
	1 Timothy	1-6	Church discipline, authorities in the church and world
	2 Timothy	1-4	Sound doctrine and sound reasoning
	Titus	1-3	Duties of the righteous to leaders, others and government
	Philemon	1	Paul appeals to the owner of runaway slave, Onesimus as brothers in Christ
Brothers of Jesus	Jesus had four brothers and some sisters including Jude and James (Matthew 13: 55-56; Mark 6:13). They did not believe in Him (John 7: 3,5). They and his mother thought that he had gone insane (Mark 3: 21, 31-35; Luke 8:19-21; Matthew 12: 46). Prophecy says that he was estranged from his brothers (Psalm 69: 8). How has their attitude changed since the resurrection?
	James	1-5	Perseverance under trial with faith, works, patience and mercy
	Jude	1	The judgment of the cursed wicked throughout history
Other Letters	1 Peter	1-5	Submitting to unjust suffering and trials
	2 Peter	1-3	Growing in maturity until the day of the Lord
	1 John	1-5	Jesus is our shining advocate	90-95
	2 & 3 John	1	Incorruptible seed abiding in Christ with brotherly love
Christ The High Priest and King	Revelation	1-3	The Passover Lamb and High Priest keeps the covenant with His church
	Revelation	4-5	Christ the wavesheaf offering, inaugurated as King of the covenant
	Revelation	6	The king reads the covenant and executes its judgments
	Curse 1		Fear, Slavery. The curses are sent because people became slaves to sin
People of the Covenant	Revelation	7	The Holy Spirit seals the people of the covenant
	Drought		The church is in apostasy and ignore the Holy Spirit and the word of God
	Curse 2		Famine, Drought. There is famine for the word of God
	Trumpets		The world is called to prepare for the judgment
	Revelation	8-11	Judgment on those who broke the covenant
	Curse 3		Lost Children. Schism and apostasy in the church
	Yom Kippur		The righteous are sealed and vindicated in the judgment	1844-End
	Elijah Comes		The second coming of "Elijah" to reconcile Israel to the Messiah
	Latter Rain		The High Priest gives gifts to the final generation
	Latter Rain		The Holy Spirit is poured out on the people of the covenant
	Revelation	10: 1-4	A new Creation: God acts to recreate the righteous people of the covenant
	Fruit Harvest		The righteous nation is ready to meet their God
	Revelation	10	Prophesy Again: No more delay. The prophecies of Daniel are unsealed
	Revelation	12	The evil empire tries to destroy the Prince and the people of the covenant
Babylon the Great Sets up a Religious Empire	Revelation	13	The evil empire builds their own sanctuary and covenant. Why is the final testing of the righteous hard, but the test for the wicked is easy? They refused to rest!	The Time of the End
	Signs of the Times The Mark of the Beast
	Curse 4		Global Siege. The beast captures, entices the whole world
	Idolatry	2	Babylon the Great is a center of idolatry and witchcraft
	Zechariah	5	The woman under judgment is set up in a temple in Babylon
	The Antichrist (2 Thessalonians 2)		The evil king conquers and persecutes the church and sits in the temple of God as if he is God
	Daniel	11:40-	The king of the north sets up a tabernacle in Israel
	Babylon Returns		Babylon returns after 2520 years and persecutes the church. How is Daniel's courage a model for those facing persecution? Should he have prayed out of sight? How does compromise allow evil to win?	1981 - End of Time
	Daniel	3
	Daniel	4-6
	Passover Cup 1		I will bring out. The call to come out of Babylon
	Crossing Over: The Last Census and Last Exodus. Just before we cross over to the Promised Land, the final generation is numbered and the law and covenant is repeated with a warning about the final curse
	Revelation	14	Last warning to obey the covenant and the SHMA
	Name of God	3	God gives His name to His people and numbers them
	Passover Cup 2		I will deliver. The righteous are rescued from sin
	Revelation	15	The last exodus over the Sea of Glass
	Passover Cup 3		I will Redeem. The righteous are safe as the wrath is sent
	Psalm	79: 6-7	Wrath is poured out on the wicked (Lamentations 3: 66)
The righteous are spiritually separated from the wicked and waiting for their physical separation
Babylon the Great Falls (1 Year)	Curse 5		Wrath of God. The seven last plagues are the wrath of God	The Day of the Lord
	Revelation	16	The curses of the covenant are poured out on the wicked in the 7 last plagues. God destroys their sanctuary of idolatry
	Psalm	73, 75	Judgment of the wicked (Psalm 50,73-76,79-83)
	Revelation	17	God destroys the evil political alliances of Babylon the Great
	Revelation	18	God destroys the economy of Babylon the Great. Why are the clergy, politicians and businessmen singled out for punishment more than any other occupations?
	Jeremiah	50-51	The fall of Babylon
	Zephaniah	1-3	The day of the Lord
Second Coming	Reaping		Jesus separates the wicked from the righteous
	Passover Cup 4		I will take. The resurrection and the rapture
	Revelation	19	God destroys the wicked and rescues His people. He resurrects the righteous dead and raptures all the righteous Read about the rapture in 1 Corinthians 4: 13-18
	Resurrection, Rapture
The Abyss on Earth (Millennium) (1000 Years)	Sabbath	4	God gives rest to the earth, the righteous and the wicked
	Scapegoat		Satan is the scapegoat who is banished to the desolate earth
	Isaiah	13-14	The fall of Lucifer. He walks among the rotting corpses
	Ezekiel	28	The fall of Satan, the king of Babylon the Great
	Revelation	20: 1-6	Satan is imprisoned and exiled on the earth because of the curse. All the wicked are dead and exiled to the grave. The land keeps Sabbath 1000 years
	Isaiah	24-27	The earth in the millennium. The Day of the Lord
Battle of Armageddon	Revelation	20: 7-15	The Battle of Armageddon and the destruction of the wicked
	Zechariah	14	The coming of the New Jerusalem
	Ezekiel	38-39	Satan attacks the city
	Death, Hell, Judgment		The Judgment and destruction of the wicked. The wrath ends
Heaven	Tabernacles		The righteous inherit the earth and live with God forever	Eternity
	Isaiah	11-12, 65	The peaceful kingdom
	Revelation	21-22	Paradise Restored. The righteous receive the blessings of the covenant. God is the sanctuary. There is no more curse