Sermon Tone Analysis

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Moses

Malachi

Nehemiah

David

Noah

Elijah

Samson

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Exodus

Captivity of Israel [Fall of Samaria]

Captivity of Judah

Return of Exiles

Malachi

Destruction of the Temple

The Bible covers the period from the creation of man which took place approximately 4000 BC, all the way to the coming of Jesus Christ, his death and his resurrection, and the good news (gospel) which spread rapidly in the first century A.D. with the preaching of Paul the apostle and the establishment of churches throughout the Roman Empire.

The New Testament ends around the same time that the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. This quick summary will cover the main events that took place during the periods of the Old and New Testaments.

The Bible covers the period from the creation of man which took place approximately 4000 BC, all the way to the coming of Jesus Christ, his death and his resurrection, and the good news (gospel) which spread rapidly in the first century A.D. with the preaching of Paul the apostle and the establishment of churches throughout the Roman Empire.

The New Testament ends around the same time that the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. This quick summary will cover the main events that took place during the periods of the Old and New Testaments.

The Old Testament Main Historical Periods

The Old Testament is the period from creation (4000 BC) to the period of the Persian Empire and Cyrus who allowed the Jews to return from captivity and rebuild their temple.

The Old Testament ended around 400 BC.

The Old Testament can be summarized by nine main historical periods which are:

1.

The Creation

2. Abraham and the Hebrew Patriarchs

3. Moses and the Exodus

4. Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan

5. Samson and the Judges

6.

David and Solomon

7. The Divided Kingdom

8.

The Destruction of Israel and Judah

9. Ezra and the Return from Captivity.

It would be good to memorize these main sections to create a summary of what took place.

Here are the brief sections.

(Dates are Approximate)

1.

The Creation and Fall Period (?4000 - 2100 BC)

The main events of creation () were:

Creation

Fall

Flood

Tower of Babel

The Creation of the heavens and the earth, and all living things including mankind.

God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh day to establish the Sabbath day.

The Fall of Adam and Eve and sin and death entering the world.

God made a covering for them indicating that it was only through the blood of a substitute that they could approach God.

God pronounced a curse upon the man, woman, and serpent, and he also declared that the Messiah would someday come and crush the head of the serpent.

The Flood which came upon the whole world and God saved Noah and his family.

The Tower of Babel where rebellious mankind gathered, and God divided their languages.

2. The Abraham and Sons Period (2166-1800 BC)

The main people surrounding Abraham and the Hebrews () were:

Abraham

Isaac

Jacob

Joseph

Abraham was the first Hebrew, God called him from a distant land in the Middle East called Ur of the Chaldees.

God promised him that if he obeyed him God would multiply his descendants as the sand in the seashore and the stars in the sky, and one of his descendants would be the Savior of all mankind.

Isaac was Abraham's child that was born in his old age according to the promise of the Lord.

His name means laughter because Abraham's wife Sarah laughed that she was going to bear a son in her old age.

Jacob was the father of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Jacob's name means deceiver, but he trusted God, and God turned everything about his life into a blessing.

Later God appeared to him and changed his name to Israel.

Joseph was the favorite son of Jacob, his beloved wife Rachel died giving birth to Joseph.

He was gifted in that he could interpret dreams, and his brothers were jealous of him and sold him into slavery in the land of Egypt.

But God was with him and through these peculiar circumstances Joseph was able to save the Hebrews from extinction.

3. The Moses and Exodus Period (1526 - 1406 BC)

The main events of the period of Moses (Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) were:

Isaac

Jacob

Joseph

The Calling of Moses when the Hebrews were in the land of Egypt.

The Pharaoh had ordered the death of all Hebrew male babies because they were growing so rapidly.

Moses was born and grew up in the house of Pharaoh.

Later he developed a yearning to seek after the Hebrew God whom he met at a burning bush.

Moses later returned to free the Hebrew slaves.

The 10 Plagues and the Exodus was the period when Moses and Aaron came into the house of Pharaoh and demanded to let the people of Israel go.

Pharaoh refused and after a series of 10 plagues the Hebrews escaped Egypt after putting the blood of a lamb upon the doorpost of their homes to protect them from the death Angel that would strike the land of Egypt.

The Hebrews escaped with all the wealth of Egypt and the Lord appeared in a pillar of fire and led them through the Red Sea.

Later the Egyptians became furious and chased after them and the waters collapsed upon the chariots of Egypt.

Exodus: 1446 BC

The Giving of the Law at Mount Sinai was when the Hebrews came to Mount Sinai and God gave Moses the 10 Commandments.

The Hebrews rebelled while waiting for Moses and built a golden calf.

When Moses came down from the mountain he broke the tables of stone.

Later God wrote the 10 Commandments with his own fingers on a new set of stone tablets.

He also gave Moses a description of the tabernacle which was a tent that God's presence would dwell in throughout their journeys until they entered the promised land.

The 40 Years of Wandering in the Wilderness was when the children of Israel would not believe in the promises of God and they desired to go back to the land of Egypt and into slavery again.

When they came to Kadesh Barnea to look over the land that God had promised them they sent 12 spies to look over the land, but when they heard that there were giants they became afraid and only Joshua and Caleb had the courage to move with the promises of God.

This lack of faith caused them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years.

4. The Joshua and Conquest Period (1406 – 1375 BC)

The main events surrounding Joshua and the conquest () were:

The Death of Moses was the period when Moses gave his final speech to the Hebrews regarding all the promises of God.

He reminded them that if they would obey God they would be blessed, but if they disobeyed they would be cursed and scattered throughout the earth, and a sword of persecution would follow them wherever they went.

Moses died on Mount Nebo after becoming frustrated with the people and losing the blessing of God in entering the land.

He would only see the land and then it would be Joshua who would lead them in.

The Crossing of the Jordan was the event when the Hebrews crossed into the promised land, the land flowing of milk and honey.

Joshua led them in ordering the priests to carry the Ark of the covenant and the waters of the Jordan split in two as they entered the promised land.

Joshua set up a memorial to remember the great event.

7 Years Conquering the Land was a time of conquering the rebellious idolaters that inhabited the land.

They were instructed to conquer and destroy yet they were disobedient, because they did not conquer all the land as they were instructed.

They did not drive out the Canaanites and they intermarried with Canaanite women.