Jan Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Job 1 Genesis 1-2 4004 BC The Creation 2 Job 2 Genesis 3-5 4004-2349 The Fall, Cain & Abel, pre-Flood Patriarchs, Death of Methuselah (Noah's Grandfather) 3 Job 3 Genesis 6-7 2469-2349 BC Noah Starts Preaching & Building the Ark (2469 BC), The Flood (2349 BC) 4 Job 4 Genesis 8-9 2348-1998 BC Noah's Family & Animals Disembark the Ark, Death of Noah (1998 BC) 5 Job 5 Genesis 10-11 2348-1922 BC Table of Nations & Tower of Babel (2242 BC), Death of Terah (1922 BC) 6 Job 6 Genesis 12-14 1921-1912 BC God Calls Abram, Abram Goes to Egypt, Abram & Lot Separate, Abram Rescues Lot 7 Job 7 Genesis 15-17 1912-1897 BC Covenant with Abram (1912 BC), Ishmael Born (1910 BC), Abram Circumcised (1897 BC) 8 Job 8 Genesis 18-19 1897 BC Abraham Pleads for Sodom with the LORD, Sodom & Gomorrah Destroyed 9 Job 9 Genesis 20-21 1896-1891 BC Abraham & Abimelech, Birth of Isaac (1896 BC), Hagar & Ishmael Sent Away (1891 BC) 10 Job 10 Genesis 22-23 1871-1859 BC Abraham Tested (1871 BC), Death of Sarah (1859 BC) 11 Job 11 Genesis 24-25 1856-1821 BC Isaac & Rebekah (1856 BC), Jacob & Esau Born (1836 BC), Death of Abraham (1821 BC) 12 Job 12 Genesis 26-28 1821-1760 BC Isaac & Abimelech, Esau Marries (1796 BC), Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing (1760 BC) 13 Job 13 Genesis 29-30 1759-1739 BC Jacob Goes to Laban & Marries Leah & Rachel (1759 BC), 11 Sons & 1 Daughter Born 14 Job 14 Genesis 31-32 1739 BC Jacob Flees From Laban, Laban Pursues Jacob, Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 15 Job 15 Genesis 33-34 1739-1732 BC Jacob Meets Esau, Dinah Raped and Brothers Simeon & Levi Get Revenge 16 Job 16 Genesis 35-36 1732-1716 BC Jacob Returns to Bethel, Death of Rachel in Childbirth, Death of Isaac (1716 BC) 17 Job 17 Genesis 37-38 1728-1708 BC Joseph Sold Into Slavery (1728 BC), Judah Commits Adultery with Tamar (c. 1708 BC) 18 Job 18 Genesis 39-41 1728-1715 BC Joseph & Potiphar's Wife, Joseph Imprisoned (1717 BC), Joseph Elevated to 2nd in Egypt 19 Job 19 Genesis 42-44 1707 BC Joseph's Brothers go to Egypt 20 Job 20 Genesis 45-47 1706-1702 BC Jacob Goes to Egypt at 130 Years Old (1706 BC), 7th & Final Year of Famine (1702 BC) 21 Job 21 Genesis 48-50 1689-1635 BC Jacob's Blessing, Death of Jacob (1689 BC), Death of Joseph (1635 BC) 22 Job 22 Exodus 1-3 1706-1491 BC Birth of Moses (1571 BC), Moses Flees to Midian (1531 BC), Call of Moses (1491 BC) 23 Job 23 Exodus 4-6 1491 BC Moses returns to Egypt (Age 80), and His Brother (Age 83) to Lead Israel 24 Job 24 Exodus 7-8 1491 BC Plagues of Blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies 25 Job 25 Exodus 9-10 1491 BC Plagues of Livestock, Boils, Hail, Locusts, & Darkness 26 Job 26 Exodus 11-12 1491 BC Plague on the & Passover 27 Job 27 Exodus 13-14 1491 BC Crossing of the Red Sea 28 Job 28 Exodus 15-16 1491 BC The Song of Moses, God's Provision of Food--Manna & Quail 29 Job 29 Exodus 17-18 1491 BC God's Provision of Water, Jethro (Moses' father-in-law) visits 30 Job 30 Exodus 19-21 1491 BC Moses receives the Law (the Ten Commandments) 31 Job 31 Exodus 22-23 1491 BC Additional Laws

Note: The two primary sources used for the dates given are Dr. Floyd N. Jones' The Chronology of the Old Testament, 16th Ed. (2007) and Archbiship James Ussher's Annals of the World , first published in Latin in 1650 and then in English 1658 (two years after his death), revised and updated by Larry and Marion Pierce in 2003.

Note: From the Call of Abram (1921 BC) to the Exodus from Egypt (1491 BC) was 430 years to the day (Exodus 12:40-41; Galatians 3:16-17). Feb Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Job 32 Exodus 24-26 1491 BC The Covenant Confirmed, Offerings and Design Plans for the 2 Job 33 Exodus 27-29 1491 BC Plans for the Altar & Courtyard, Plans for the Priestly Garments and their Consecration 3 Job 34 Exodus 30-31 1491 BC The Altar, God Provides Craftsmen for Tabernacle 4 Job 35 Exodus 32-33 1491 BC The Golden Calf, The Tent of Meeting, Moses & the Glory of the LORD 5 Job 36 Exodus 34-35 1491 BC New Stone Tablets, Materials for the Tabernacle 6 Job 37 Exodus 36-38 1491 BC Building the Tabernacle, the Ark and Altar 7 Job 38 Exodus 39-40 1490 BC Making the Priestly Garments, God's Glory fills the Tabernacle 8 Job 39 Leviticus 1-3 1490 BC Instructions on Offerings 9 Job 40 Leviticus 4-5 1490 BC Instructions on Offerings 10 Job 41 Leviticus 6-7 1490 BC Instructions on Offerings 11 Job 42 Leviticus 8-10 1490 BC Ordination of Aaron and Sons for the Priesthood, Deaths of Aaron's Sons 12 Psalm 1 Leviticus 11-13 1490 BC Clean & Unclean Food, Purification after Childbirth, Infectious Skin Disease Regulations 13 Psalm 2 Leviticus 14-15 1490 BC Cleansing from Infectious Skin Diseases & Bodily Discharges 14 Psalm 3 Leviticus 16-18 1490 BC Day of Atonement, Eating of Blood Forbidden, Unlawful Sexual Relations 15 Psalm 4 Leviticus 19-21 1490 BC Various Laws, Punishments for Sin, Rules for Priests 16 Psalm 5 Leviticus 22-23 1490 BC Rules for Priests continued, The LORD's Feasts 17 Psalm 6 Leviticus 24-25 1490 BC Oil and Bread Before the LORD, Sabbatical & Jubilee Years 18 Psalm 7 Leviticus 26-27 1490 BC Rewards & Punishments, Redeeming What is the LORD's 19 Psalm 8 Numbers 1-2 1490 BC 1st Census (2nd year of Exodus), and Arrangement of Tribal Camps 20 Psalm 9 Numbers 3-4 1490 BC The Tribe of Levi 21 Psalm 10 Numbers 5-6 1490 BC Test for an Unfaithful Wife, Rules for a 22 Psalm 11 Numbers 7-8 1490 BC Offerings at Dedication of the Tabernacle, Setting Apart of the Levites 23 Psalm 12 Numbers 9-10 1490 BC Celebrating the Passover, Silver Trumpets, Leave Sinai 24 Psalm 13 Numbers 11-13 1490 BC Quail from the LORD, Miriam & Aaron oppose Moses, Exploring Canaan 25 Psalm 14 Numbers 14-15 1489 BC Israel Rebels, Supplementary Offerings 26 Psalm 15 Numbers 16-18 1489 BC Korah's Rebellion, Aaron's Staff, Duties of Priests, Offerings for Priests 27 Psalm 16 Numbers 19-21 1489-1452 BC Water of Cleansing, Water from the Rock, Death of Aaron, The Bronze Snake 28 Psalm 17 Numbers 22-24 1452 BC The Bronze Snake, Balak Summons Balaam, Balaam's Donkey, Balaam's Oracles Mar Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Psalm 18 Numbers 25-27 1452 BC Moab Seduces Israel, 2nd Census (40th year of Exodus), Joshua to Succeed Moses 2 Psalm 19 Numbers 28-29 1452 BC Daily, Sabbath & Monthly Offerings, Feasts of the LORD 3 Psalm 20 Numbers 30-31 1452 BC Vows, Vengeance on the Midianites 4 Psalm 21 Numbers 32-33 1451 BC Two & One-Half Tribes Settle East of Jordan River, Summary of Israel's Journey 5 Psalm 22 Numbers 34-36 1451 BC Boundaries of Canaan, Towns for Levites, Inheritance of Zelophehad's Daughters 6 Psalm 23 Deuteronomy 1-2 1451 BC Appointment of Leaders, Rebellion Against God, Condemned to Wander 7 Psalm 24 Deuteronomy 3-4 1451 BC Conquests east of Jordan, Division of Canaan, Obedience Commanded 8 Psalm 25 Deuteronomy 5-7 1451 BC The Ten Commandments, Love the LORD Your God, God's Command to Drive Out Nations 9 Psalm 26 Deuteronomy 8-10 1451 BC Don't Forget the LORD, Not Because of Israel's Righteousness, Golden Calf, New Tablets 10 Psalm 27 Deuteronomy 11-12 1451 BC Love and Obey the LORD, Worship at the Tabernacle 11 Psalm 28 Deuteronomy 13-15 1451 BC Worshipping other Gods, Clean & Unclean Food, Canceling Debts & Freeing Servants 12 Psalm 29 Deuteronomy 16-18 1451 BC Feasts of the LORD, Instructions on Judges, Law Courts, a King, Prophets 13 Psalm 30 Deuteronomy 19-21 1451 BC Cities of Refuge, Witnesses to a Crime, Rules for War, Unsolved Murder, Right of Firstborn 14 Psalm 31 Deuteronomy 22-24 1451 BC Various Laws, Marriage Violations, Exclusion from Assembly, Certificate of Divorce 15 Psalm 32 Deuteronomy 25-27 1451 BC Various Laws, Firstfruits & Tithes, Altar on Mt. Ebal, Pronounce of Curses 16 Psalm 33 Deuteronomy 28 1451 BC Blessings for Obedience and Curses for Disobedience 17 Psalm 34 Deuteronomy 29-30 1451 BC Renewal of the Covenant, Offer of Life or Death 18 Psalm 35 Deuteronomy 31-32 1451 BC Read Law during , Rebellion Predicted, Song of Moses 19 Psalm 36 Deuteronomy 33-34 1451 BC Moses Blesses the Tribes, Death of Moses 20 Psalm 37 Joshua 1-3 1451 BC Joshua Takes Command, Rahab & the Spies, Crossing the Jordan 21 Psalm 38 Joshua 4-6 1451 BC Memorial to Crossing Jordan, Israelites Circumcised, Fall of Jericho 22 Psalm 39 Joshua 7-8 1451 BC Achan's Sin, Fall of Ai 23 Psalm 40 Joshua 9-10 1451-1445 BC Gibeonites Deceive Israelites, The Sun Stands Still, Five Amorite Kings Killed 24 Psalm 41 Joshua 11-13 1451-1445 BC List of Kings Defeated, Land Still to be Taken, Division of the Land East of Jordan River 25 Psalm 42 Joshua 14-15 1445 BC Division of Land West of Jordan River, Allotment for Judah 26 Psalm 43 Joshua 16-18 1445 BC Allotment of Land to Tribes 27 Psalm 44 Joshua 19-20 1445 BC Allotment of Land to Tribes, Cities of Refuge, Towns for Levites 28 Psalm 45 Joshua 21-22 1444 BC Towns for Levites, Eastern Tribes Return Home 29 Psalm 46 Joshua 23-24 1444-1424 BC Joshua's Farewell, Covenant Renewed, Death of Joshua 30 Psalm 47 Judges 1:1-3:6 1424-1405 BC Israel Fails to Drive Out all Nations; Every Man is a Law Unto Himself (Judges 17-21) 31 Psalm 48 Judges 17-18 1405 BC Micah's Idols, Danites Settle in Laish Apr Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Psalm 49 Judges 19-21 1403 BC A Levite & Concubine, Israel fights the Tribe of Benjamin, Wives for Benjamites 2 Psalm 50 Judges 3:7-30 1400-1280 BC Subjugation (8 yrs) & Ehud (32 yrs), Subjugation (18 yrs) & Ehud (62 yrs) 3 Psalm 51 Ruth 1-2 1282-1272 BC Ruth, a Moabitess, Meets Boaz 4 Psalm 52 Ruth 3-4 1272-1271 BC Ruth Marries Boaz (Grandfather of David) 5 Psalm 53 Judges 3:31-5:31 1280-1240 BC Subjugation (20 yrs) and Deborah & Barak (20 yrs), Shamgar vs. Philistines (1260 BC) 6 Psalm 54 Judges 6-7 1240-1200 BC Subjugation (7 yrs) & Gideon (33 yrs) 7 Psalm 55 Judges 8-10:5 1233-1152 BC Gideon's , Abimelech (3 yrs), Tola (23 yrs), Jair (22 yrs) 8 Psalm 56 Judges 10:6-12:15 1170-1121 BC Subjugation (18 yrs), Jephthah (6 yrs), Ibzan (7 yrs), Elon (10 yrs), Abdon (8 yrs) 9 Psalm 57 Judges 13-14 1151-1121 BC Birth of Samson, Marries a Philistine, Philistine 40-yr Subjugation Begins (1141 BC) 10 Psalm 58 Judges 15-16 1121-1101 BC Samson's Revenge, Samson & Delilah, Death of Samson (1101 BC) 11 Psalm 59 1 Samuel 1-2 1169-1122 BC Birth of Samuel, Hannah Dedicates Samuel, Samuel Serves with , Eli's Wicked Sons 12 Psalm 60 1 Samuel 3-4 1169-1122 BC The Call of Samuel, Philistines Capture the Ark, Death of Eli (1122 BC) 13 Psalm 61 1 Samuel 5-6 1122-1121 BC Ark Causes Trouble for Philistines, Ark is Returned to Israel 14 Psalm 62 1 Samuel 7-8 1121-1095 BC Philistines Subdued at Mizpah, Israel Asks For a King 15 Psalm 63 1 Samuel 9-10 1095 BC Samuel Anoints Saul as King of Israel 16 Psalm 64 1 Samuel 11-12 1095 BC Saul Defeats Ammonites (1095 BC), Samuel's Farewell (1095 BC) 17 Psalm 65 1 Samuel 13-14 1093 BC Samuel Rebukes Saul, Jonathan Attacks the Philistines (1093 BC) 18 Psalm 66 1 Samuel 15-16 1070 BC The LORD Rejects Saul as King, Samuel Secretly Anoints David as King 19 Psalm 67 1 Samuel 17 1067 BC David (c. age 18) Kills Goliath (1067 BC) 20 Psalm 68 1 Samuel 18-19 1065 BC Saul's Jealousy of David, Saul Tries to Kill David 21 Psalm 69 1 Samuel 20-21 1065 BC David & Jonathan, David Eats Consecrated Bread, David Finds Refuge at Gath 22 Psalm 70 1 Samuel 22-24 1065 BC Saul Pursues David & Kills the Priests at Nob, David Spares Saul 23 Psalm 71 1 Samuel 25-26 1060 BC Death of Samuel, David Marries Abigail, David Again Spares Saul 24 Psalm 72 1 Samuel 27,29-30 1060-1056 BC David Among Philistines, David Sent to Ziklag, David Destroys Amalekites 25 Psalm 73 1 Samuel 28,31 1056 BC Saul & the Witch of Endor, Saul Takes His Life 26 Psalm 74 1 Chronicles 1-10 4004-1056 BC Genealogies from Adam to Saul (skim read Chapters 1-9), Saul Takes His Life 27 Psalm 75 2 Samuel 1-2 1055 BC David Mourns Saul, Anointed King over Judah, War with House of Saul 28 Psalm 76 2 Samuel 3-4 1048 BC Abner Joins David but is Murdered by Joab, Saul's Son Murdered 29 Psalm 77 2 Samuel 5:1-10; 1 Chron. 11-12 1048 BC David King over all Israel, David Conquers 30 Psalm 78 2 Samuel 5:11-25; 1 Chron. 13-14 1047 BC David Defeats the Philistines

Note: Eli (1220-1122 BC) became a priest at age 30 (1190 BC). He was the High Priest when Hannah prayed for a son. Samuel was born (c. 1169-1152 BC) while Jair was judge (about the same time Samson was born). After Samuel was weaned (age 5?), Hannah dedicated him to the LORD, and he served before the LORD with Eli.

Note: Upon the death of Eli (who was both a priest and a judge), Samson led (judged) Israel for 20 years while Samuel served the LORD as a prophet and priest. After Samson died, Samuel lived for another 40 years and served as a circuit-riding judge (1 Sam. 7:15-17).

Note: 1 Chronicles 9:1-34 indicates it was written after the of the 6th century BC. Tradition holds that Ezra the priest who led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem wrote 1&2 Chronicles (a single book in the Hebrew canon) and Ezra-Nehemiah (a single book in the Hebrew canon). May Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Psalm 79 2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 15-16 1045 BC The Ark is Brought to Jerusalem 2 Psalm 80 2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17 1044 BC God's Promise to David 3 Psalm 81 2 Samuel 8; 1 Chronicles 18 David's Victories, His Officials 4 Psalm 82 2 Samuel 9-10; 1 Chronicles 19 1040-1037 BC Mephibosheth (son of Jonathan) honored, David Defeats the Ammonites 5 Psalm 83 2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Chron. 20:1-3 1035 BC David & Bathsheba, Nathan Rebukes David, Joab Captures Rabbah 6 Psalm 84 2 Samuel 13-14 1032-1027 BC Amnon Rapes Tamar (1032 BC), Absolom Kills Amnon (1030 BC) & Flees for 3 Years 7 Psalm 85 2 Samuel 15-16:14 1027-1023 BC Absalom's Conspiracy & Rebellion 8 Psalm 86 2 Samuel 16:15-19:8 1023 BC Absalom's Conspiracy Fails, Death of Absalom, David Mourns 9 Psalm 87 2 Samuel 19:9-20:26 1023 BC David Returns to Jerusalem, Sheba Rebels Against David 10 Psalm 88 2 Samuel 21-22; 1 Chron. 20:4-8 1018 BC Gibeonites Avenged, War with Philistines 11 Psalm 89 2 Samuel 23-24; 1 Chronicles 21 1017 BC David Counts the Fighting Men 12 Psalm 90 1 Chronicles 22-24 1015 BC Preparations for the Temple, The Levites, Divisions of the Priests for Temple Service 13 Psalm 91 1 Chronicles 25-27 1015 BC Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers & Other Officials, Army Divisions, King's Officials 14 Psalm 92 1 Chronicles 28, 1 Kings 1 1015 BC David's Plans for the Temple, Adonijah-Usurper to the Throne; David Makes Solomon King 15 Psalm 93 1 Chronicles 29; 1 Kings 2 1015 BC People Acknowledge Solomon, David's Charge to Solomon, Death of David 16 Psalm 94 1 Kings 3-4; 2 Chronicles 1 1015-1013 BC Solomon Asks For Wisdom; Solomon's Officials & Daily Provisions 17 Psalm 95 1 Kings 5; 2 Chronicles 2 1013 BC Preparations for Building the Temple 18 Psalm 96 1 Kings 6; 2 Chronicles 3 1012-1005 BC Solomon Builds the Temple 19 Psalm 97 1 Kings 7; 2 Chronicles 4 1004-992 BC Solomon Builds his Palace (1004-992 BC); The Temple Furnishings 20 Psalm 98 1 Kings 8:1-21; 2 Chronicles 5 1004 BC The Ark Brought to the Temple 21 Psalm 99 1 Kings 8:22-66; 2 Chronicles 6-7 1004 BC Solomon's Prayer of Dedication; Dedication of the Temple 22 Psalm 100 1 Kings 9; 2 Chronicles 8 992 BC The LORD Appears to Solomon; Solomon's Other Activities 23 Psalm 101 1 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 24 Psalm 102 1 Kings 11; 2 Chronicles 9:13-31 975 BC Solomon's Wives & Splendor, Jeroboam's Rebellion, Death of Solomon 25 Psalm 103 1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10-11 Israel (10 Northern Tribes) Rebels Against Rehoboam (son of Solomon) 26 Psalm 104 1 Kings 13-14; 2 Chronicles 12 975-954 BC Jeroboam (Israel, 975-954 BC), Rehoboam (Judah, 975-958 BC), Shishak Attacks Judah 27 Psalm 105 1 Kings 15:1-8; 2 Chronicles 13 958-955 BC Abijah (Judah, 958-955 BC) 28 Psalm 106 1 Kings 15:9-24; 2 Chronicles 14-16 955-914 BC Asa (Judah, 955-914 BC); Sends Treasuries to Ben-Hadad I (King of Aram) 29 Psalm 107 1 Kings 15:25-16:34; 2 Chron. 17 954-897 BC Many Kings of Israel, then Ahab (Israel, 918-897 BC); Jehoshaphat (Judah, 914-889 BC) 30 Psalm 108 1 Kings 17-18 914-912 BC Elijah Resurrects a Boy, Elijah Confronts Prophets of Baal 31 Psalm 109 1 Kings 19-21 911-899 BC Elijah Flees, Call of Elisha, Ben-Hadad II Attacks Ahab, Naboth's Vineyard

Note: Shishak, king of Egypt attacked the Southern in 971 BC and carried off all the Temple and Palace treasures. This is the first of many times a foreign king invaded Judah and took treasures from the Temple. The Bible never mentions the fate of the Ark, nor is there any record that a foreign king took it. Either the Temple priests hid the Ark, or as some have suggested, Solomon gave it to the Queen of Sheba (a kingdom consisting of parts of modern day Eritrea, Ethiopia and Yemen). Jun Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Psalm 110 1 Kings 22:1-40; 2 Chronicles 18 898-897 BC Ahab & Jehoshaphat go to War Against Arameans and Ahab is Killed 2 Psalm 111 1 Kings 22:41-50; 2 Chron. 19-20 899-889 BC Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges, Defeats Moab and Ammon 3 Psalm 112 1 Kings 22:51-53; 2 Kings 1-2 898-897 BC Ahaziah (Israel, 898-897 BC); Elijah Miraculously Transported (897 BC) 4 Psalm 113 2 Kings 3-4 897-886 BC Joram (Israel, 897-866 BC), Elisha Resurrects a Boy & Feeds 100 5 Psalm 114 2 Kings 5-6 896 BC Elisha Performs More Miracles; Ben-Hadad II (King of Aram) Besieges Samaria 6 Psalm 115 2 Kings 7:1-8:24; 2 Chron. 21 896-886 BC Siege Lifted, 7-Year Famine, King of Aram Murdered, Jehoram (Judah, 893-886 BC) 7 Psalm 116 2 Kings 8:25-9:37; 2 Chron. 22:1-9 886 BC Ahaziah (Judah, 886 BC); Jehu Anointed King of Israel, Jehu Kills Joram & Ahaziah 8 Psalm 117 2 Kings 10-11; 2 Chron. 22:10-12 886-879 BC Ahab's Family Killed, Prophets of Baal Killed, Usurpation by Athaliah (Judah, 886-879 BC) 9 Psalm 118 2 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 23-24 879-839 BC (Judah, 879-839 BC) King at Age 7, Joash Repairs the Temple 10 Psalm 119:1-24 2 Kings 13 857-838 BC Jehoahaz (Israel, 857-840 BC), Jehoash (Israel, 840-825 BC), Death of Elisha (838 BC) 11 Psalm 119:25-48 2 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 25 839-784 BC Amaziah (Judah, 839-810 BC), Jeroboam II (Israel, 825-784 BC) 12 Psalm 119:49-72 2 Kings 15:1-26; 2 Chronicles 26 810-758 BC Uzziah (aka , King of Judah, 810-758 BC), Four More Kings of Israel 13 Psalm 119:73-88 Joel 1-3 808-797 BC Joel (Prophet to Judah), Call to Repentance, Nations to be Judged 14 Psalm 119:89-112 Jonah 1-4 808-784 BC Jonah (Prophet to Israel) Sent to of , People Repent 15 Psalm 119:113-136 Amos 1-3 788 BC Amos (Prophet to Israel), Israel's Neighbors to be Judged, Israel to be Judged 16 Psalm 119:137-160 Amos 4-6 788 BC A Lament Over Israel, Seek the LORD and Live, Woe to the Complacent 17 Psalm 119:161-176 Amos 7-9 788 BC Israel to be Destroyed, Israel's Restoration 18 Psalm 120 Hosea 1-3 785-720 BC Hosea (Prophet to Israel) is Called to Illustrate Israel's Unfaithfulness 19 Psalm 121 Hosea 4-5 785-720 BC The Charge Against Israel, Judgment Against Israel 20 Psalm 122 Hosea 6-8 785-720 BC Israel Unrepentant, Israel to Reap the Whirlwind 21 Psalm 123 Hosea 9-10 785-720 BC Punishment for Israel 22 Psalm 124 Hosea 11-12 785-720 BC God's Love for Israel, Israel's Sin 23 Psalm 125 Hosea 13-14 785-720 BC The LORD's Anger Against Israel, Repentance to Bring Blessing 24 Psalm 126 Isaiah 1-3 759 BC Isaiah (Prophet to Judah), A Rebellious Nation, Mountain of the LORD, Day of the LORD 25 Psalm 127 Isaiah 4-6 759 BC The Branch of the LORD, Song of the Vineyard, Woes & Judgments, Isaiah's Commission 26 Psalm 128 2 Kings 15:27-38; 2 Chronicles 27 759-739 BC Pekah (Israel, 759-739 BC) and Jotham (Judah, 758-742 BC) 27 Psalm 129 Micah 1-3 754-720 BC Micah (Prophet to Israel), Man's Plans & God's, Leaders & False Prophets Rebuked 28 Psalm 130 Micah 4-5 754-720 BC The Mountain of the LORD, The LORD's Plan, A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem 29 Psalm 131 Micah 6-7 754-720 BC The Case Against Israel, Guilt & Punishment, Israel Will Rise, Prayer & Praise 30 Psalm 132 2 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 28 742-726 BC Ahaz (Judah, 742-726 BC), Worshipped the Baals & Shut the LORD's Temple

Note: Many believe Elijah did not die because God took him "up to heaven" in a fiery chariot (2 Kings 2:1-18) and equate Elijah's experience with that of Enoch (Genesis 5:21-24). Whereas the author of Hebrews confirms that Enoch did not taste death (Hebrews 11:5) we can surmise that Elijah was translated to another location similar to Philip's experience (Acts 8:39-40). Elijah's transportation occured shortly after Ahaziah (king of Israel, 898-897 BC) had died, but a few years later he reproved Jehoram (king of Judah, 893-886 BC) for killing his brothers to secure the throne (2 Chronicles 21:12-15). Jul Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Psalm 133 Isaiah 7-8 742-726 BC The Sign of Immanuel, Assyria the LORD's Instrument, Fear God 2 Psalm 134 Isaiah 9-10 742-726 BC To Us A Child Is Born, Anger Against Israel, Judgment on Assyria, Remnant of Israel 3 Psalm 135 Isaiah 11-12 742-726 BC The Branch from Jesse, Songs of Praise 4 Psalm 136 Isaiah 13-14 742-726 BC A Prophecy Against , Against Assyria & Against Philistines 5 Psalm 137 2 Kings 17 730-721 BC Hoshea (Israel, 730-721 BC), Israel (Northern Kingdom) Falls to Assyria (721 BC) 6 Psalm 138 2 Kings 18:1-4; 2 Chronicles 29-31 726 BC Hezekiah (Judah, 726-697 BC), Purifies Temple 1st Month, Passover 2nd Month 7 Psalm 139 Isaiah 15-17 726-713 BC Prophecy Against Moab and Damascus, Assyria Defeats Moab (724 BC) 8 Psalm 140 Isaiah 18-20 726-713 BC Prophecy Against Cush and Egypt (713 BC), Assyria Defeats Egypt After 3 Yrs (710 BC) 9 Psalm 141 Isaiah 21-22 726-713 BC Prophecies Against Bablyon and Edom, A Prophecy About Jerusalem 10 Psalm 142 Isaiah 23-24 726-713 BC A Prophecy About Tyre, The LORD's Devastation of the Earth 11 Psalm 143 Isaiah 25-27 726-713 BC Praise to the LORD, A Song of Praise, Deliverance of Israel 12 Psalm 144 Isaiah 28-29 726-713 BC Woe to Ephraim, Woe to David's City 13 Psalm 145 Isaiah 30-31 726-713 BC Woe to an Obstinate Nation, Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt 14 Psalm 146 Isaiah 32-33 726-713 BC The Kingdom of Righteousness, The Women of Jerusalem, Distress and Help 15 Psalm 147 2 Kings 18:5-16; Isaiah 34-35 726-713 BC Hezekiah Pays Tribute to Assyria (713 BC), Judgment for Nations, Joy of the Redeemed 16 Psalm 148 2 Chronicles 32:1-23; Isaiah 36 713-710 BC Jerusalem is Initially Bypassed by Assyria, but Sennacherib Sends Letter (710 BC) 17 Psalm 149 2 Kings 18:17-19:37; Isaiah 37 710 BC Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem, Hezekiah's Prayer, Jerusalem's Deliverance 18 Psalm 150 2 Kings 20; 2 Chr. 32:24-33; Isa. 38-39 713-697 BC Hezekiah's Pride, Illness, Repentance & Recovery; Babylonian Envoys, Death of Hezekiah 19 Proverbs 1:1-19 Isaiah 40-41 710-697 BC God's Comfort for His People, The Helper of Israel 20 Proverbs 1:20-33 Isaiah 42-43 710-697 BC The Servant of the LORD, Israel Blind & Deaf, Israel's Only Savior, God's Mercy 21 Proverbs 2:1-11 Isaiah 44-45 710-697 BC Israel the Chosen, The LORD Not Idols, Jerusalem to be Inhabited 22 Proverbs 2:12-22 Isaiah 46-48 710-697 BC Gods of Babylon, The Fall of Babylon, Stubborn Israel 23 Proverbs 3:1-18 Isaiah 49-51 710-697 BC Servant of the LORD, Israel's Sin & Servant's Obedience, Everlasting Salvation for Zion 24 Proverbs 3:19-35 Isaiah 52-54 710-697 BC Salvation for Israel, The Suffering Servant, The Future Glory of Zion 25 Proverbs 4:1-13 Isaiah 55-57 710-697 BC Invitation to the Thirsty, Salvation for Others, Comfort for the Contrite 26 Proverbs 4:14-27 Isaiah 58-60 710-697 BC True Fasting, Confession and Redemption, The Glory of Zion 27 Proverbs 5:1-14 Isaiah 61-63 710-697 BC The Year of the LORD's Favor, Zion's New Name, Day of Vengeance & Redemption 28 Proverbs 5:15-23 Isaiah 64-66 710-697 BC Praise & Prayer, Judgment & Salvation, New Heavens & New Earth, Judgment & Hope 29 Proverbs 6:1-19 2 Kings 21; 2 Chronicles 33 697-640 BC (Judah, 697-642 BC), Amon (Judah, 642-640 BC) 30 Proverbs 6:20-35 2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 34 640-623 BC (Judah, 640-609 BC), Institutes Reforms, Book of Law Found (623 BC) 31 Proverbs 7:1-13 2 Kings 23:1-30; 2 Chronicles 35 623-609 BC Josiah Celebrates the Passover, Death of Josiah

Note: After the Fall of Samaria (721 BC), the kings of Assyria continued their conquest of neighboring nations. Assyria invaded the cities of Judah in Hezekiah's 14th year (713 BC), and Hezekiah paid tribute to the king to not invade Jerusalem. Assyria then turned its attention to Moab and Egypt as prophesied by Isaiah. In 710 BC, Sennacherib sent a letter to Hezekiah of his intent to destroy Jerusalem. Hezekiah turned to the LORD in prayer, and God answered through Isaiah the prophet that He would defend Jerusalem. Indeed, an angel of the LORD put to death 185,000 fighting men in the Assyrian camp in one night, and after Sennacherib returned to Nineveh, his sons put him to death. Aug Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Proverbs 7:14-27 Jeremiah 1-2 629-609 BC Jeremiah (Prophet to Judah), Call of Jeremiah, Israel Forsakes God 2 Proverbs 8:1-21 Jeremiah 3-4 629-609 BC Unfaithful Israel, Disaster from the North 3 Proverbs 8:22-36 Jeremiah 5-6 629-609 BC No One Is Upright, Jerusalem Under Siege 4 Proverbs 9:1-18 Jeremiah 7-8 629-609 BC False Religion Worthless, The Valley of Slaughter, Sin & Punishment 5 Proverbs 10:1-16 Jeremiah 9-11 629-609 BC God & Idols, Coming Destruction, The Covenant is Broken, Plot Against Jeremiah 6 Proverbs 10:17-32 Jeremiah 12-13 629-609 BC Jeremiah's Complaint & God's Answer, Judgment & Threat of Captivity 7 Proverbs 11:1-15 Jeremiah 14-15 629-609 BC Drought, Famine & Sword 8 Proverbs 11:16-31 Jeremiah 16-17 629-609 BC Day of Disaster, Keeping the Sabbath Holy 9 Proverbs 12:1-14 Nahum 1-3 615 BC Nahum Prophesies the Fall of Nineveh (Babylonians Defeated Nineveh in 612 BC) 10 Proverbs 12:15-28 Zephaniah 1-3 610 BC Zephaniah Prophesies Against Judah and Surrounding Nations, Future of Jerusalem 11 Proverbs 13:1-12 2 Kings 23:31-24:20; 2 Chr. 36:1-14 609-586 BC Jehoahaz (609 BC), Jehoiakim (609-598), Jehoiachin (598-597), (597-586) 12 Proverbs 13:13-25 Habakkuk 1-3 609 BC Habakkuk Cries to the LORD for Justice, God Replies He's Sending the Babylonians 13 Proverbs 14:1-17 Daniel 1-3 606-604 BC Daniel Taken to Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Statue, The Fiery Furnace 14 Proverbs 14:18-35 Jeremiah 25-26 606 BC Seventy Years of Captivity Prophesied, Jeremiah Threatened with Death 15 Proverbs 15:1-16 Jeremiah 35-36 606 BC The Recabites Obedience Commended, Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah's Scroll 16 Proverbs 15:17-33 Jeremiah 45-47 606 BC A Message to Baruch, A Message About Egypt, A Message About the Philistines 17 Proverbs 16:1-16 Jeremiah 48-49 606 BC A Message About Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazor, and Elam 18 Proverbs 16:17-33 Jeremiah 22-24 597 BC Jeremiah Prophesies Against Jehoiachin, The Righteous Branch, Two Baskets of Figs 19 Proverbs 17:1-14 Jeremiah 27-28 594 BC Judah to Serve Babylon, The False Prophet Hananiah 20 Proverbs 17:15-28 Jeremiah 29-31 593 BC Jeremiah Sends Letter to Exiles, Restoration of Israel, A New Covenant 21 Proverbs 18:1-12 Jeremiah 50-51 593 BC A Prophecy Against Babylon 22 Proverbs 18:13-24 Ezekiel 1-3 593 BC Ezekiel Begins to Prophesy Among Exiles in Babylon 23 Proverbs 19:1-15 Ezekiel 4-5 593-592 BC Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized 24 Proverbs 19:16-29 Ezekiel 6-7 593-592 BC A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel, The End Has Come 25 Proverbs 20:1-15 Ezekiel 8-10 592-591 BC Idolatry in the Temple, Idolaters Killed, The Glory Departs the Temple 26 Proverbs 20:16-30 Ezekiel 11-12 592-591 BC Judgment on Israel's Leaders, The Exile Symbolized 27 Proverbs 21:1-16 Ezekiel 13-14 592-591 BC False Prophets Condemned, Idolaters Condemned, Judgment Inescapable 28 Proverbs 21:17-31 Ezekiel 15-16 592-591 BC A Useless Vine, Unfaithful Jerusalem 29 Proverbs 22:1-16 Ezekiel 17-18 592-591 BC Two Eagles & A Vine, The Soul Who Sins Will Die 30 Proverbs 22:17-29 Ezekiel 19-20 591-590 BC A Lament for Israel's Princes, Rebellious Israel, Judgment & Restoration 31 Proverbs 23:1-18 Ezekiel 21-23 589 BC Babylon--God's Sword of Judgment, Jerusalem's Sins, Two Adulterous Sisters

Note: Josiah was the last sovereign king of Judah. He was killed in battle against Pharoah Neco in 609 BC, and the people of Judah made one of Josiah's sons, Jehoahaz, king. However, he ruled only three months before Neco deposed him and took him in chains to Egypt. Neco then placed another of Josiah's sons, Eliakim, on the throne and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Jehoiakim paid tribute to Neco until Nebuchadnezzar invaded Judah for the first time (606 BC). Jehoiakim quickly changed allegiances from Egypt to Babylon, and he was allowed to remain on the throne in Judah, but now as a vassal king to Nebuchadnezzar. Meanwhile, Nebuchadnezzar deported some of "the best and brightest" youths to be trained in Babylon. Among them was Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego.

Note: King Jehoiakim would not remain faithful to Babylon for long, and Nebuchadnezzar returned to Judah in 597 BC. Jehoiakim was shackled to be taken to Babylon, but was killed before being deported (possibly by the ), and his son Jehoiachin became king for 3 months. Nebuchadnezzar deported 10,000 prominent Jews (soldiers, craftsman and artisans) from Jerusalem, plus an additional 8,000 from the rest of Judah to Babylon, and he took all the Temple treasures. Among those deported to Babylon included King Jehoiachin, his mother, his wives & officials, Ezekiel the prophet, and Mordecai (whose younger cousin Hadassah would be born in exile and become Queen Esther, see Esther 2:5-7). Nebuchadnezzar made Zekediah, another son of Josiah, king. Sep Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Proverbs 23:19-35 Ezekiel 24-25 589 BC Two Adulterous Sisters, The Cooking Pot, A Prophecy Against Surrounding Nations 2 Proverbs 24:1-16 Ezekiel 26-28 588-587 BC A Prophecy Against Tyre, A Lament for Tyre, A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre 3 Proverbs 24:17-34 Ezekiel 29-31 588-587 BC A Prophecy Against Egypt, A Lament for Egypt, A Cedar in Lebanon 4 Proverbs 25:1-14 Jeremiah 18-19 588 BC At the Potter's House 5 Proverbs 25:15-28 Jeremiah 20-21 588 BC Jeremiah & Pashhur, Jeremiah's Complaint, God Rejects Zedekiah's Request 6 Proverbs 26:1-14 Jeremiah 32-34 588-586 BC Jeremiah Buys a Field, Promise of Restoration, Warning to Zedekiah, Freedom for Slaves 7 Proverbs 26:15-28 Jeremiah 37-38 588-586 BC Jeremiah in Prison, Jeremiah Thrown Into a Cistern 8 Lamentations 1 2 Kings 25:1-26; Jeremiah 39 586 BC The Fall of Jerusalem 9 Lamentations 2 2 Chron. 36:15-21; Jer. 52:1-30 586 BC The Fall of Jerusalem; Minor Deportations (Jer. 52:28-30) 10 Lamentations 3 Jeremiah 40-41 586 BC Jeremiah Freed, Gedaliah Assassinated 11 Lamentations 4 Jeremiah 42-43 586 BC A Remnant of Jews Flee to Egypt 12 Lamentations 5 Jeremiah 44; Ezekiel 32 586 BC Disaster Because of Idolatry, A Lament for Pharaoh 13 Proverbs 27:1-14 Ezekiel 33-34 586-585 BC Ezekiel A Watchman, Jerusalem's Fall Explained, Shepherds and Sheep 14 Proverbs 27:15-27 Ezekiel 35; Obadiah 585 BC Prophecies Against Edom (Edomites, descendants of Esau, rejoiced at fall of Jerusalem) 15 Proverbs 28:1-14 Ezekiel 36-37 585 BC A Prophecy to Mountains of Israel, The Valley of Dry Bones, One Nation Under One King 16 Proverbs 28:15-28 Ezekiel 38-39 585 BC A Prophecy Against Gog 17 Proverbs 29:1-14 Daniel 4 580-561 BC Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Tree (Fulfilled One Year Later) 18 Proverbs 29:15-27 Ezekiel 40-41 572 BC Vision of the New Temple 19 Proverbs 30:1-16 Ezekiel 42-43 572 BC Vision of God's Glory Returning to the Temple 20 Proverbs 30:17-33 Ezekiel 44-45 572 BC The Prince, The Levites & The Priests, Division of the Land 21 Proverbs 31:1-9 Ezekiel 46-48 572 BC Offerings & Holy Days, The River From The Temple, Division of the Land, Gates of the City 22 Proverbs 31:10-31 2 Kgs 25:27-30; Jer 52:31-34; Dan 7-8 561-551 BC Jehoiachin Released (561 BC), Daniel's Dreams of World Empires (553 & 551 BC) 23 Song of Songs 1 Daniel 5-6,9 539 BC The Writing on the Wall, The Lion's Den, Daniel's Prayer & The Seventy Sevens 24 Song of Songs 2 2 Chron. 36:22-23; Daniel 10-12 536-534 BC Cyrus Allows Jews to Return, Vision of Future Kings to Temple's Desecration & End Times 25 Song of Songs 3 Ezra 1-4 536-521 BC The Exiles Return, Rebuilding of the Temple Begins But Opposition Stops its Progress 26 Song of Songs 4 Haggai 1-2; Zechariah 1-2 520-519 BC Haggai & Zechariah Begin to Prophesy About Rebuilding the Temple 27 Song of Songs 5 Zechariah 3-6 520-519 BC Joshua a Symbol of the Branch, Judgment Coming to the World 28 Song of Songs 6 Zechariah 7-10 519-518 BC God Requires Justice & Mercy, Blessings for Jerusalem, The Coming of Zion's King 29 Song of Songs 7 Zechariah 11-14 519-518 BC Visions of the Coming Messiah, Israel's Ultimate Acceptance & Millennial Kingdom 30 Song of Songs 8 Ezra 5-6 519-516 BC Cyrus' Decree Found in the Archives, Decree Reissued by Darius, Temple Completed

Note: Zedekiah also rebelled against Babylon in opposition to the Word of God spoken by Jeremiah, as the three previous kings of Judah had done. The final siege of Jerusalem began in 588 BC, it was lifted temporarily to engage the Egyptian army, then Jerusalem fell in 586 BC. Jeremiah was intially taken captive, then released. When he saw the devasted city he wrote 5 poems lamenting its destruction. The utter destruction of the Temple in 586 BC marks the beginning of the 70 year period of Desolations (i.e., no Temple), which overlaps the 70 year period of Servitude to Babylon that began in 606 BC. The 70 years of Servitude ended with the decree of Cyrus in 536 BC following the Fall of Babylon to . However, early attempts to rebuild the Temple were frustrated until Darius, King of Persia, reissued Cyrus' decree in 520 BC. The Temple's reconstruction was completed in 516 BC, closing out the 70 year period of Desolation.

Note: Ezra, the author of 1&2 Chronicles, provides the reason for a 70 year period of Desolation as punishment for not following God's Law of Sabbath rests for the land (see 2 Chronicles 36:20-21 in fulfillment of Leviticus 26:33-35 and the Sabbath Law for the land in Exodus 23:10-11 and Leviticus 25:1-7). 70 years of Desolation equates to the land missing every Sabbath year during the 490 year Kingdom Era from Saul until the beginning of the Servitude to Babylon (1095-606 BC).

Note: Daniel served in the king's court in Babylon into the early years of King Cyrus. In the first year after Babylon had fallen, he offered an intercessory prayer confessing the sins of Israel, understanding that the 70 years of Servitude were about complete. In response, God sent Gabriel to give Daniel the vision of Seventy-Sevens (Daniel 9).

Note: Zechariah's visions of the Flying Scroll, The Woman in a Basket, and Four Chariots (Chapters 5-6) appear to be similar to John's visions of the Scroll that only the Lamb could unseal, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and Mystery Babylon--the Harlot (see Revelation 5,6,17-18). Oct Wisdom Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Esther 1-2 519-515 BC Darius Divorces Queen Vashti (518 BC), Marries Esther (515 BC) 2 Ecclesiastes 2 Esther 3-5 510 BC Haman's Plot, Mordecai Persuades Esther, Esther's Request, Haman's Rage 3 Ecclesiastes 3 Esther 6-8 510 BC Mordecai Honored, Haman Hanged, King's Edict on Behalf of the Jews 4 Ecclesiastes 4 Esther 9-10 509 BC Triumph of the Jews, Purim Celebrated, The Greatness of Mordecai 5 Ecclesiastes 5 Ezra 7-8 467 BC Ezra Comes to Jerusalem, Artaxerxes' Decree to Beautify Temple, List of Family Heads 6 Ecclesiastes 6 Ezra 9-10 467 BC Ezra's Prayer About Intermarriage, People's Confession of Sin 7 Ecclesiastes 7 Nehemiah 1-3 455-454 BC Nehemiah Goes to Jerusalem to Rebuild the Walls 8 Ecclesiastes 8 Nehemiah 4-6 454 BC Jerusalem's Walls Are Rebuilt in 52 Days Despite Opposition 9 Ecclesiastes 9 Nehemiah 7-9 454 BC Ezra Reads the Law, The Israelites Confess Their Sins 10 Ecclesiastes 10 Nehemiah 10-11 454 BC People Agree to Follow the Law, New Residents of Jerusalem 11 Ecclesiastes 11 Nehemiah 12-13 454-442 BC Priests & Levites Who Returned, Dedication of the Wall, Nehemiah's Final Reforms 12 Ecclesiastes 12 Malachi 1-4 442-416 BC Blemished Sacrifices, The Day of Judgment, Robbing God, The Day of the LORD Matthew Mark Luke John Date(s) Refer to "Gospels in Parallel" Tab For Greater Detail 13 1:1-25 1:1-2:20 1:1-5 3-1 BC Conception & Birth of John & Jesus, Jesus Presented at Temple 14 2:1-4:11 1:1-13 2:21-4:13 1:6-18 10-27 AD Jesus (12) at Temple, John the Baptist, Baptism of Jesus, Temptation of Jesus 15 1:19-4:54 28 AD Water to Wine, Clears Temple (1st Passover), Remains in until John Imprisoned 4:12-25 John Denies He is Christ, John Imprisoned, Jesus Returns to Galilee, Performs Miracles in 16 8:1-4,14-17 1:14-2:12 4:14-5:26 28 AD Capernaum, Goes to Nazareth and is Rejected, He Returns to Capernaum and Lives There 9:1-8 Teaching in Synagogues and Performing Miracles, Jesus Calls the First Disciples 9:9-13 Calling of Matthew, Heals Man at Bethesda (Unspecified Feast), After Praying All Night Jesus 17 2:13-3:19 5:27-6:16 5:1-47 28 AD 12:1-21 Chooses the Twelve 18 5:1-7:29 3:20-21 6:17-49 28 AD Multitudes Gather, Jesus Delivers the Sermon on the Mount 8:5-13 7:1-50 The Faith of a Centurion, John the Baptist (From Prison) Sends Disciples to Jesus, Women 19 11:1-30 3:22-35 8:1-3 28 AD Minister to Jesus & the Twelve; Jesus Heals a Blind & Dumb Man, Sign of Jonah, Mother & 12:22-50 8:19-21 Brothers 13:1-52 Jesus Teaches Several Parables to Multitudes Gathered at the Shore From a Boat, Jesus 20 4:1-5:20 8:4-39 28 AD 8:18-34 Calms the Storm, Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men 9:14-10:42 Jesus Raises Jairus' Daughter, Heals the Blind and the Dumb, Jesus is Rejected Again in His 21 5:21-6:13 8:40-9:6 28 AD 13:53-58 Home Town of Nazareth, Workers Are Few, He Sends out the Twelve 22 14:1-36 6:14-56 9:7-17 6:1-71 29 AD John the Baptist Beheaded, Jesus Withdraws to a Solitary Place, Jesus Feeds 5,000 23 15:1-16:20 7:1-8:30 9:18-27 29 AD Clean vs. Unclean (2nd Passover), Jesus Feeds 4,000, Peter's Confession of Christ 24 16:21-18:35 8:31-9:37 9:28-48 29 AD The Transfiguration, Jesus Begins to Teach Disciples About His Death, Parables 25 9:38-50 9:49-10:16 7:1-8:30 29 AD Jesus Sends out the 72, Jesus at Feast of Tabernacles, A Woman is Caught in Adultery 26 10:17-11:13 8:31-10:21 29 AD The 72 Return and Give a Report, Parable of the Good Samaritan, The Lord's Prayer 27 11:14-13:35 29 AD The Sign of Jonah, Jesus Teaches On Way to the Feast of Dedication (Hannakah) 28 14:1-17:37 29 AD Jesus Dines at House of a Pharisee, Lazarus and the Rich Man, Ten Lepers Healed Jews Try to Seize Christ in Jerusalem for Feast of Dedication, Following the Feast Jesus 29 19:1-30 10:1-31 18:1-30 10:22-42 29-30 AD Goes to East Side of Jordan River Near Where John Baptized Lazarus Dies & is Raised by Christ, Many Believe in Him, Jewish Leaders Plot to Kill Him, 30 20:1-34 10:32-52 18:31-19:10 11:1-54 30 AD Jesus Withdraws From Public Ministry Until Passover, On Return to Jerusalem Jesus Heals Blind Beggars in Jericho and Stays with Zacchaeus 11:55-12:1 Jesus Arrives in Bethany 6 Days Before 3rd Passover, Large Crowds Gather to See Jesus & 31 21:1-32 11:1-33 19:11-20:8 30 AD 12:9-19 Lazarus, The Triumphal Entry

Note: The King of Persia in the story of Esther is named Ahasuerus in Hebrew. It is a throne name, and scholars have associated almost every Persian king with this Ahasuerus. Modern scholarship identifies him with (485-465 BC), but there are several reasons to reject this identity in favor of his predecessor, Darius I (521-485 BC). It is under Darius I that the Persian empire reached its height with 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia (Esther 1:1), and Darius I is the king who invaded and conquered India in 506 BC. In contrast, the Greek historian Herodotus records that by the beginning of Xerxes I reign, the Persian empire was beginning to lose provinces. Cell: G15 Comment: The Nativity year in use today was established in AD 525 by Pope John I who commissioned Dionysius Exiguus to prepare a standard calendar for the Western Church. Not wanting to reckon years from the Roman Emperor Diocletian, who persecuted the Church, he calculated the beginning of the Christian Era as January 1, 754 A.U.C. (anno urbis conditae = from the foundation of the city of Rome) and Christ's birth was thought to have been the preceding December 25th.

Cell: G16 Comment: According to Luke 3:12, John the Baptist began his ministry in the 15th year of Tiberias Caesar, which is AD 26 or AD 28 depending on whether Luke was measuring from when he became co-regent with Augustus or when he became the sole regent. John was 6 months older than Jesus (Luke 1:5-38) and it is reasonable to assume he started his ministry at age 30 according to Mosaic Law (Numbers 4) and Jesus began his ministry 6 months later at age 30 (Luke 3:23). If Jesus was 30 in AD 26, this corresponds to a 5 BC birth. If he was 30 in AD 28, this corresponds to a 3 BC birth. Nov Matthew Mark Luke John Date(s) Refer to "Gospels in Parallel" Tab For Greater Detail 1 21:33-22:46 12:1-37 20:9-44 30 AD Jesus Teaches Publicly While Jewish Leaders Seek Ways to Arrest Him 2 23:1-24:35 12:38-13:31 20:45-21:33 30 AD Woes Against Jewish Leaders, The Widow's Offering, Signs of the End of the Age Jesus Continues To Teach Publicly While Jewish Leaders Plot to Kill Him, Jesus Prays Aloud 3 24:36-26:16 13:32-14:11 21:34-22:6 12:2-8, 20-50 30 AD to the Father and He Responds With A Thunderous Voice Jesus Sends Peter & John to Prepare for Passover Meal, At the Meal Jesus Institutes the 4 26:17-30 14:12-26 22:7-39 13:1-15:17 30 AD Lord's Supper & Reveals His Betrayer, Afterwards They Leave for Garden of Gethsemane 5 26:31-56 14:27-52 22:40-53 15:18-18:11 30 AD Jesus Comforts the Disciples & Prays, Judas Leads an Armed Crowd to Arrest Jesus Jesus is Taken to Home of the High Priest Where a Mock Trial is Held Before Dawn, At Dawn 6 26:57-27:26 14:53-15:15 22:54-23:25 18:12-40 30 AD He is Tried Before Sanhedrin and Taken to Pilate to be Executed 7 27:27-61 15:16-47 23:26-56 19:1-42 30 AD Jesus is Flogged, Mocked & Crucified at 3rd hour (9:00 am), He Dies & is Buried 8 27:62-28:20 16:1-20 24:1-53 20:1-21:25 30 AD Jesus is Risen, He Appears to Many over 40 Days, Jesus Ascends into Heaven Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 9 Acts 1-3 30 AD Ascension of Christ, Matthias Chosen, Pentecost, Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar 10 Acts 4-6 30 AD Peter & John Before Sanhedrin, Ananias & Sapphira, Choosing Seven Deacons 11 Acts 7-9 30-41 AD Stoning of Stephen, Church Persecuted, Philip & the Ethiopian, Saul's Conversion (32 AD) Conversion of Cornelius, Peter Explains His Actions, The Church in Antioch, James (Brother of 12 Acts 10-12 41-44 AD John) Martyred, Peter's Escape From Prison, Death of Herod Agrippa Paul's 1st Missionary Journey (45-46 AD), Upon Returning Paul & Barnabas Stayed in Antioch 13 Acts 13:1-15:35 45-50 AD "A Long Time" (About 5 Years), Council at Jerusalem (50 AD) 14 James 1-2 Trials & Temptations, Listening & Doing, Favoritism Forbidden, Faith & Deeds 50 AD 15 James 3-5 Taming the Tongue, Two Kinds of Wisdom, Submit to God, Warning to Rich Oppressors 16 Acts 15:36-18:22 53-56 AD Paul's 2nd Missionary Journey 17 1 Thessalonians 1-5 56 AD Paul Sent Timothy With This Letter to Thessalonica While He Was in Corinth 18 2 Thessalonians 1-3 56 AD Paul Followed Up With A Second Letter to Expand on His Teaching of the End Times 19 Acts 18:23-21:36 56-60 AD Paul's 3rd Missionary Journey, Paul Arrested In Jerusalem 20 Galatians 1-3 After Paul Left Galatia, the Church Was Seduced Into Believing That They Were Justified By 58 AD 21 Galatians 4-6 Works of the Law, So Paul Sent This Strongly Worded Letter to Correct Them 22 1 Corinthians 1-3 Chloe's household told Paul a schism had developed in the church at Corinth. Meanwhile 23 1 Corinthians 4-6 Apollos arrived with a letter from Corinth asking advice about marriage (1 Cor. 7:1). In 24 1 Corinthians 7-9 59 AD response, Paul wrote this letter to the Corinthians and sent it with Stephanas, Fortunatas and 25 1 Corinthians 10-13 Achaicus, as Apollos was not ready to return (1 Cor. 16:12-18). In the letter he ordered the 26 1 Corinthians 14-16 expulsion of an immoral brother (1 Cor. 5) and corrected errors in conduct and belief. 27 2 Corinthians 1-3 28 2 Corinthians 4-6 Titus met Paul in Macedonia and delivered a good report of the church in Corinth (2 Cor. 7:5- 59 AD 29 2 Corinthians 7-9 7). Paul then wrote this 2nd letter and sent it with Timothy along with Titus and another brother 30 2 Corinthians 10-13 to finish collecting the gift for believers in Jerusalem (2 Cor. 8:16-9:5). Cell: G13 Comment: Following Paul's conversion, he preached in Damascus, then 3 years later he went to Jerusalem (Gal. 1:18) where most of the disciples distrusted him. Barnabas took him in and brought him before the apostles. Paul began to preach openly in Jerusalem until some Grecian Jews threatened to kill him. So, the brothers sent Paul away to Tarsus, his birthplace (Acts 9:19b-30; 22:3).

Cell: G14 Comment: As a consequence of persecution by Jews in Jerusalem, disciples traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch of Syria. In Antioch, some disciples began to speak to Gentiles about Jesus and a great number believed. When news reached the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to investigate. Barnabas then went to Tarsus to bring Paul back to Antioch. This church also began the practice of taking a collection for the believers in Judea (Acts 11:19-30).

Cell: G15 Comment: After a year in Antioch, the Holy Spirit called Paul & Barnabas to mission work (Acts 13:1-3). Antioch was their base of support. [In correcting the Galatians, Paul referenced the false teachers who came to Antioch and subsequent Jerusalem Council (Gal. 2:1-10).]

Cell: G16 Comment: James is a brother of the Lord Jesus (Matthew 13:55) and was the first Bishop of the Church in Jerusalem (Acts 15:13, 21:18). He wrote this letter to the Jewish Christians dispersed throughout the nations. According to Josephus, the Jews assembled the Sanhedrin and condemned James to death by stoning immediately after the death of Festus and before Albinus replaced him in 62 AD.

Cell: G18 Comment: Early during Paul's 2nd journey, a young disciple named Timothy joined him & Silas (Acts 16:1-4). Next, Luke (the author of Acts) joined Paul's team at Troas and accompanied Paul to Philippi before returning to Troas. Note Luke's change to the first person pronoun "we" in Acts 16:11. Paul & Silas were flogged & imprisoned in Philippi (Acts 16:16-40), but were supported by the believers of Philippi during their mission work in Thessalonica (Phil. 4:14-16). Eventually Jews caused a near riot forcing Paul to move on to Berea. The same Jews followed Paul to Berea and caused him to move on to . Few accepted the gospel in Athens, so Paul moved on to Corinth where he stayed for some time.

Cell: G19 Comment: Anxious to get back to Thessalonica but being prevented from doing so, Paul sent Timothy from Athens to go to Thessalonica. Timothy rejoined Paul in Corinth with a good report of a thriving church despite persecution. Paul then wrote the first letter to the Thessalonians from Corinth. Upon Timothy's return, Paul realized he needed to expand on some teachings resulting in the 2nd letter.

Cell: G21 Comment: Paul traveled first through Galatia and Phrygia (Acts 18:23). He proceeded to the province of (where the city of Ephesus is located). Apollos had come from Alexandria, Egypt to teach the Ephesians but knew only the baptism of John. Apollos then went to the province of Achaia and the city of Corinth (Acts 18:24-28). When Paul arrived in Ephesus he led the disciples to be baptized into the name of Jesus and laid hands on them so they would receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:1-7). He stayed in the area for 3 years, and planned to pass through Macedonia on the way to Corinth to collect the offerings to take to Jerusalem. Afterwards he planned to travel to Rome (Acts 19:8-22). Dec Chronological Date(s) Chronological Events 1 Romans 1-3 God's Wrath & Righteous Judgment, The Jews & The Law, God's Faithfulness 2 Romans 4-6 Abraham Justified by Faith, Death Through Adam & Life Through Christ, Dead to Sin 3 Romans 7-9 60 AD Struggling With Sin, Life Through the Spirit, Future Glory, God is Sovereign 4 Romans 10-12 Israel's Unbelief, The Remnant of Israel, Ingrafted Branches, Israel to be Saved 5 Romans 13-16 Submission to Authorities, Love for the Day is Near, The Weak & The Strong 6 Acts 21:37-24:27 60-62 AD Paul Speaks to Crowd, Paul Before the Sanhedrin, Transfer to Caesarra, Trial Before Felix 7 Acts 25-28 62-64 AD Trial Before Festus, Paul Appeals to Caesar, Arrives in Rome & Preaches Under Guard 8 1 Peter 1-5 62 AD? Be Holy, A Chosen People, Wives & Husbands, Living for God, Persecution 9 Philippians 1-4 64 AD Philippians Send Epaphroditus to Paul in Rome, Paul Sends Him Back With This Letter 10 Colossians 1-4 64 AD Paul Used Onesimus & Tychicus to Deliver This Letter To Believers in Colosse Who Had 11 Philemon, Ephesians 1-3 Paul Sent Onesimus With a Letter to be Reconciled to His Master Philemon in Colosse, Paul 64 AD 12 Ephesians 4-6 Sent Tychicus (Who Accompanied Paul in Asia) to Deliver a Letter to Ephesus 13 Hebrews 1-3 Jesus is Greater Than Angels, Made Like His Brothers, And Is Greater Than Moses 14 Hebrews 4-6 A Sabbath Rest Awaits, Jesus is the Great High Priest, Warning Against Falling Away 64 AD 15 Hebrews 7-9 Jesus is Like Mechizedek, He Is The High Priest of a New Covenant, Christ's Blood 16 Hebrews 10-13 Christ's Sacrifice is Once & For All, Heroes of Faith, God Disciplines His Sons 17 1 Timothy 1-3 Warnings Against False Teachers, Instructions on Worship, Overseers & Deacons 65 AD 18 1 Timothy 4-6 Instructions to Timothy, Advice About Widows, Elders & Slaves, Love of Money 19 Titus 1-3 65 AD Titus' Task on Crete, Teach In Accord With Sound Doctrine, Do What is Good 20 2 Peter 1-3 66 AD Make Your Calling Certain, False Teachers, The Day of the Lord 21 2 Timothy 1-4 66 AD Be Faithful, A Workman Approved by God, Godlessness in Last Days, Paul's Charge 22 1 John 1-2 The Word of Life, Walking in the Light, Do Not Love the World, Warning Against Antichrists 85-90 AD? 23 1 John 3-5 Children of God, Love One Another, Test the Spirits, God's Love, Faith in the Son of God 24 2 John, 3 John, Jude 69-90 AD? Two Personal Letters from John & A Letter from Jude About False Teachers 25 Revelation 1-3 Introduction to the Revelation of Jesus Christ, Message to the Seven Churches of Asia 26 Revelation 4-6 The Throne in Heaven, The Scroll & The Lamb, The Seven Seals 27 Revelation 7-9 144,000 Sealed, The Seventh Seal 28 Revelation 10-12 90-95 AD? Angel & Little Scroll, The Two Witnesses, The 7th Trumpet, The Woman & The Dragon 29 Revelation 13-16 The Beasts Out of the Sea & Earth, The Lamb, Seven Plagues, Seven Bowls of Wrath 30 Revelation 17-19 The Woman on the Beast, The Fall of Babylon, The Rider on the White Horse 31 Revelation 20-22 The 1000 Years, Satan's Doom, Great White Throne Judgment, The New Jerusalem Cell: D2 Comment: While in Corinth, Paul wrote this letter to the believers in Rome, expressing his long-held desire to visit the city (Rom. 1:11-13; 15:23-33).

Cell: D8 Comment: Paul was under house arrest in Rome in a house he himself rented for two years (Acts 28:30). He was free to entertain visitors and many of the leaders of the church did indeed visit him. He boldly proclaimed the gospel (Acts 28:31), including to Nero who reigned from AD 54-68. It is likely that Mark, son of one of the Marys who attended to Jesus, and was trained by Peter, wrote his gospel during Paul's imprisonment primarily for the Gentile Christians in Rome.

Cell: D9 Comment: The date of 1 Peter varies widely among scholars. Initially Peter was the Bishop of the Church in Antioch. Peter was an Apostle to Jews (Gal. 2:7-8) as Paul was to the Gentiles. He figures prominently in the first half of the book of Acts. Later Peter went to Rome from where this letter was written with the help of Silas and a coded reference to Rome as Babylon (1 Pet. 5:12-13).

Cell: D14 Comment: The author of Hebrews is in dispute, but Paul is a likely candidate despite differences in style and that the letter is missing Paul's typical greeting. At the time of its writing Timothy, who had been a prisoner with Paul, was released (Heb. 13:23) and we know the author wrote it from Rome as he closes with "Those from Italy send you their greetings." (Heb. 13:24b) Paul, too, was released from prison in Rome. Following his release he stayed for some time in Ephesus and left Timothy there (1 Tim 1:3) and accompanied Titus to Crete. In this year, Rome burned and Nero blamed the Christians and began to persecute them.

Cell: D21 Comment: Peter wrote his 2nd letter to the Hebrews dispersed throughout Pontus, Galatia, , Asia and Bithynia. He alludes to a revelation from the Lord of his approaching death (2 Peter 1:13-14). He was crucified upside down in 67 AD.

Cell: D22 Comment: Paul returned to Rome and sent his 2nd letter to Timothy at Ephesus by way of Tychicus. Like Peter, Paul is aware of his approaching death (2 Tim. 4:6-7). He exorts Timothy to come to him quickly and notes that only Luke is with him. He asks Timothy to bring his cloak left behind at Troas and his scrolls (1 Tim. 4:9-13). Paul was beheaded in Rome in 67 AD.

Cell: D25 Comment: John settled in Ephesus around 69 AD. 2 John is addressed to an unnamed "chosen lady and her children" which may be a reference to Mary and the brothers & sisters of Jesus who became believers after His resurrection. 3 John is addressed to a Gaius, but there is no agreement as to who he was. Jude, a brother of Jesus (Matt. 13:55) warns against false teachers.

Cell: D26 Comment: John received this revelation while exiled on the Isle of Patmos during the reign of Domitian, 81-96 AD (Rev. 1:9).

Cell: D31 Comment: The woman on the beast had this title on her forehead: "Mystery Babylon the Great, The Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth." This reference is to the source of all false worship (the beast = satan the dragon, and the woman = Babylon). The founder of Babylon and Nineveh, the capital cities of the nations that dispersed the Jews, was Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-11). Babylon is considered the center of all idolatry and false worship. Nimrod led the construction of the Tower of Babel in rebellion against God. As a result God confused the languages and created multiple nations in order that men might seek Him rather than continue in rebellion as one against Him (Acts 17:26-27). Matthew Mark Luke John Description of Events 13-Oct 1:1-17 1:1-4 1:1-5 Genealogy of Jesus / Introductions 1:5-25 The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold 1:26-38 The Birth of Jesus Foretold 1:39-56 Mary Visits Elizabeth & Mary's Song 1:57-80 The Birth of John the Baptist & Zachariah's Song 1:18-25 2:1-20 Birth of Jesus 14-Oct 2:21-40 Jesus Presented at the Temple 2:1-12 Visit of the Magi 2:13-18 Escape to Egypt 2:19-23 Return to Nazareth 2:41-52 The Boy Jesus, Age 12, at the Temple 3:1-12 1:1-8 3:1-18 1:6-18 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:13-17 1:9-11 3:19-38 Baptism of Jesus (Luke includes genealogy of Jesus and that He was about 30) 4:1-11 1:12-13 4:1-13 Temptation of Jesus 15-Oct 1:19-28 John the Baptist Denies Being the Christ 1:29-34 John the Baptist Identifies the Christ 1:35-51 Calling of the First Disciples 2:1-11 Jesus Changes Water to Wine 2:12 Jesus, Mary, Brothers and Disciples go to Capernaum 2:13-25 Jesus Clears the Temple at 1st Passover of Public Ministry 3:1-21 Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3:22-36 John the Baptist's Testimony About Jesus 4:1-38 Jesus Talks to a Samaritan Woman 4:39-42 Many Samaritans Believe 4:43-54 Jesus Heals Son of Official from Capernaum 16-Oct 4:12-17 1:14-15 4:14-30 Start of Public Ministry 4:18-22 1:16-20 5:1-11 Calling of the First Disciples 4:23-25 Jesus Heals the Sick (Galilee) 1:21-28 4:31-37 Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit 8:14-17 1:29-34 4:38-41 Jesus Heals Simon's Mother-in-Law / Jesus Heals Many 1:35-39 4:42-44 Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place 8:1-4 1:40-45 5:12-16 Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy 9:1-8 2:1-12 5:17-26 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 17-Oct 9:9-13 2:13-17 5:27-32 The Calling of Matthew 2:18-22 5:33-39 Pharisees Question Jesus About Fasting 5:1-47 Jesus Heals Crippled Man at Pool of Bethesda at unspecified Feast (Pentecost?) 12:1-8 2:23-28 6:1-5 Lord of the Sabbath 12:9-14 3:1-6 6:6-11 Jesus Heals a Man With a Shriveled Hand 12:15-21 3:7-12 Crowds Follow Jesus and Are Healed 3:13-19 6:12-16 Jesus Prayed All Night Then Chose the Twelve Apostles From Among His Disciples 18-Oct 6:17-19 Jesus Meets With the Multitudes and Heals Many 3:20-21 The Multitudes Gather Again as Jesus & Disciples Try to Eat 5:1-12 6:20-26 Beatitudes 5:13-16 Salt and Light 5:17-20 Fulfillment of the Law 5:21-26 Anger at Brother Equated to Murder 5:27-30 Lust in One's Heart Equated to Adultery 5:31-32 Divorce 5:33-37 Oaths 5:38-42 An Eye for an Eye 5:43-48 6:27-36 Love Your Enemies 6:1-4 Give in Secret 6:5-15 How to Pray - The Lord's Prayer 6:16-18 Fast in Secret 6:19-24 Treasures in Heaven 6:25-34 Do Not Worry 7:1-6 6:37-42 Judging Others 7:7-12 Ask, Seek, Knock 7:13-14 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:15-23 6:43-45 A Tree and Its Fruit 7:24-29 6:46-49 The Wise and Foolish Builders 19-Oct 8:5-13 7:1-10 The Faith of a Centurion 7:11-17 Jesus Raises a Widow's Son 11:1-19 7:18-35 Jesus and John the Baptist 11:20-24 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:25-30 Rest for the Weary 7:36-50 Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman 8:1-3 Jesus Travels From Town to Town with the Twelve & Women Minister to Them 12:22-37 3:22-30 Jesus and Beelzebub 12:38-45 The Sign of Jonah 12:46-50 3:31-35 8:19-21 Jesus' Mother and Brothers 20-Oct 13:1-23 4:1-20 8:4-15 The Parable of the Sower 4:21-25 8:16-18 A Lamp on a Stand 13:24-30 The Parable of the Weeds 4:26-29 The Parable of the Growing Seed 13:31-32 4:30-34 The Parable of the Mustard Seed 13:33-35 The Parable of the Yeast 13:36-43 The Parable of the Weeds Explained 13:44-46 The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl 13:47-52 The Parable of the Net 8:18-22 The Cost of Following Jesus 8:23-27 4:35-41 8:22-25 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:28-34 5:1-20 8:26-39 The Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 21-Oct 5:21 8:40 When Jesus Returned the People Welcomed Him 9:14-17 John's Disciples Question Jesus About Fasting 9:18-26 5:22-43 8:41-56 Jesus Raises Jairus' Daughter and a Sick Woman is Healed of an Issue of Blood 9:27-34 Jesus Heals the Blind and Dumb 13:53-58 6:1-6 Jesus Once Again Rejected in His Home Town of Nazareth 9:35-38 The Workers Are Few 10:1-42 6:7-13 9:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 22-Oct 14:1-12 6:14-29 9:7-9 Herod Has John the Baptist Beheaded, Then Assumes He Has Been Raised 6:30 9:10 When the Apostles Returned They Told Jesus the Things They Had Done 14:13-14 6:31-34 9:11 Learning of John's Death Jesus Withdrew to a Solitary Place, But Crowds Followed 14:15-36 6:35-56 9:12-17 6:1-21 Jesus Feeds Five Thousand, Jesus Walks on the Water 6:22-24 Jesus and the Twelve Slip Away and Crowds Search for Them in Capernaum 6:25-59 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:60-71 Many Disciples Desert Jesus 23-Oct 15:1-20 7:1-23 Clean and Unclean Discussion with Pharisees (following 2nd Passover of Public Ministry) 15:21-28 7:24-30 The Faith of a Canaanite Woman 7:31-37 The Healing of a Deaf and Dumb Man 15:29-31 Jesus Went Up Into a Mountain, Healed Many and the Multitude Wondered 15:32-38 8:1-9 Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 15:39 8:10 Jesus Dismisses the Crowd and Sailed to Magdala 16:1-4 8:11-13 The Demand For a Sign 16:5-12 8:14-21 The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees 8:22-26 The Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 16:13-20 8:27-30 9:18-27 Peter's Confession of Christ 24-Oct 16:21-28 8:31-9:1 Jesus Predicts His Death 17:1-13 9:2-13 9:28-36 The Transfiguration 17:14-21 9:14-29 9:37-42 The Healing of an Epileptic Boy 17:22-23 9:30-32 9:43-45 Jesus and Disciples Pass Through Galilee Secretly and Begins to Teach Them About His Death 17:24-27 The Temple Tax 18:1-9 9:33-37 9:46-48 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven 18:10-14 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:15-20 A Brother Who Sins Against You 18:21-35 The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant 25-Oct 9:38-41 9:49-50 Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us 9:42-50 Causing to Sin 7:1-13 Jesus Goes to the Feast of Tabernacles 9:51-56 Samaritan Opposition 9:57-62 The Cost of Following Jesus 10:1-16 Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two 7:14-24 Jesus Teaches at the Feast 7:25-44 Is Jesus the Christ? 7:45-53 Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders 8:1-11 A Woman Caught in the Act of Adultery 8:12-30 The Validity of Jesus' Testimony 26-Oct 8:31-47 The Children of Abraham / The Children of the Devil 8:48-59 The Claims of Jesus About Himself 9:1-41 Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind / Pharisees Investigate / Spiritual Blindness 10:1-21 The Shepherd and His Flock 10:17-24 The Seventy-Two Return and Report Results to Jesus 10:25-37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan 10:38-42 At the Home of Martha and Mary 11:1-13 How to Pray - The Lord's Prayer 27-Oct 11:14-26 Jesus and Beelzebub 11:27-28 Blessed Are They That Hear the Word of God and Obey 11:29-32 The Sign of Jonah 11:33-36 A Lamp on a Stand 11:37-54 Six Woes 12:1-12 Jesus Warns & Encouranges His Disciples 12:13-21 The Parable of the Rich Fool 21:22-34 Do Not Worry 12:35-48 Watchfulness 12:49-53 Not Peace But Division 12:54-59 Interpreting the Times 13:1-9 Repent or Perish 13:10-17 A Crippled Woman Healed on the Sabbath 13:18-19 The Parable of the Mustard Seed 13:20-21 The Parable of the Yeast 13:22 Jesus Taught on Way to Jerusalem for Feast of Dedication 13:22-30 The Narrow and Wide Gates 13:31-35 Jesus' Sorrow for Jerusalem 28-Oct 14:1-14 Jesus Dines at a Pharisee's House 14:15-24 The Parable of the Great Banquet 14:25-35 The Cost of Following Jesus 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:8-10 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:11-32 The Parable of the Lost Son 16:1-18 The Parable of the Shrewd Manager 16:19-31 The Rich Man and Lazarus 17:1-10 Sin, Faith, Duty 17:11-19 Ten Healed of Leprosy 17:20-37 The Coming of the Kingdom of God 29-Oct 18:1-8 The Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:9-14 The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 10:22-39 In Jerusalem, at the Feast of Dedication, The Jews Tried to Seize Him 19:1-12 10:1-12 10:40-42 Jesus Went Beyond the Jordan River, Where John First Baptized, And He Taught & Healed Many 19:3-12 10:2-12 Jesus Teaches About Divorce 19:13-15 10:13-16 18:15-17 The Little Children and Jesus 19:16-30 10:17-31 18:18-30 The Rich Young Man 30-Oct 20:1-16 The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard 11:1-16 Death of Lazarus 11:17-44 Jesus Comforts Lazarus' Sisters, Mary & Martha, Then Raises Lazarus From the Dead 11:45-53 Word of Lazarus' Resurrection Causes Many to Believe, Jewish Leaders Plot to Kill Jesus 11:54 Jesus No Longer Moved About Publicly, He Withdrew to a Village in Ephraim until Passover 20:17-19 10:32-34 18:31-34 On the Way to Jerusalem, Jesus Tells His What Will Happen to Him 20:20-28 10:35-45 The Mother of James & John Request They Be Assigned Seats of Honor in the Kingdom 18:35-43 As Jesus Approached Jericho, He Healed a Blind Beggar 19:1-10 In Jericho, Jesus and the Disciples Stay at the Home of Zacchaeus the Tax Collector 20:29-34 10:46-52 As They Left Jericho, He Healed Two Blind Men (One of Whom Was Bartimaeus) & They Followed 31-Oct 19:11-27 The Parable of the Ten Minas 11:55-57 The Passover Was Near & Many Went to Jerusalem Early to Purify Themselves Friday, 8 Nisan (March 31) AD 30 12:1 Six Days Before Passover Jesus Arrived at Bethany, Where Lazarus, Mary & Martha Lived Saturday, Nisan 9 (April 1) AD 30 12:9-11 Large Crowds Gathered in Bethany to See Jesus & Lazarus, Chief Priests Plot to Kill Both Sunday, Nisan 10 (April 2) AD 30 21:1-7 11:1-7 19:28-35 From Bethany to Jerusalem, Jesus Sent Two Disciples Ahead to Fetch a Colt 21:8-11 11:8-10 19:36-40 12:12-19 As He Rode To Jerusalem, Crowds Went Out to Meet Him & Praise Him, The City Was Stirred 19:41-44 Seeing Jerusalem, He Wept Over It & Predicted Its Destruction (Fulfilled in 70 AD) 11:11 He Entered the City, Looked Around at the Temple, Then Returned to Bethany As It Was Late Monday, Nisan 11 (April 3) AD 30 21:18-22 The Fig Tree Withers 21:12-17 11:12-17 19:45-46 Jesus Clears the Temple 11:18 The Jewish Leaders Plot to Kill Jesus 11:19 19:47-48 Each Day He Taught at the Temple, In the Evening He Went to the Mount of Olives, Then Bethany Tuesday, Nisan 12 (April 4) AD 30 11:20-21 In the Morning, As They Return to Jerusalem, Peter Notes the Withered Fig Tree 11:22-25 Jesus Teaches About Faith and Prayer 21:23-27 11:27-33 20:1-8 The Authority of Jesus Questioned 21:28-32 The Parable of the Two Sons 1-Nov 21:33-44 12:1-12 20:9-19 The Parable of the Tenants 21:45-46 Chief Priests Look For a Way to Arrest Jesus, But Are Afraid of the Crowd 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:15-22 12:13-17 20:20-26 Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:23-33 12:18-27 20:27-40 Marriage at the Resurrection 22:34-40 12:28-34 The Greatest Commandment 22:41-46 12:35-37 20:41-44 Whose Son Is the Christ? 2-Nov 23:1-39 12:38-40 20:45-47 Seven Woes Against Jewish Leaders 12:41-44 21:1-4 The Widow's Offering 24:1-35 13:1-31 21:5-33 Signs of the End of the Age 3-Nov 24:36-51 13:32-37 21:34-36 The Day and Hour Unknown 25:1-13 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:14-30 The Parable of the Talents 25:31-46 Judgment of the Nations 26:1-5 The Plot Against Jesus 21:37-38 Each Day Jesus Taught at the Temple, Each Evening He Retreated to the Mount of Olives 26:6-13 14:1-9 12:2-8 Jesus Anointed at Bethany 26:14-16 14:10-11 22:1-6 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus Wednesday, Nisan 13 (April 5) AD 30 12:20-26 Some Greeks Wanted to See Jesus, He Answered by Discussing the Purpose of His Death 12:27-35 Jesus Speaks to the Father, A Voice From Heaven Responds & The Crowd Heard It 12:36 When He Had Finished Speaking Jesus Left and Hid Himself From the Crowds 12:37-50 Jews Continue in Their Unbelief 4-Nov 26:17-19 14:12-16 22:7-13 Jesus Sends Peter & John to Make Preparations for the Passover Meal 13:1-17 As the Meal Was Being Served, Jesus Took Off His Outer Clothing & Washed the Disciples Feet 26:20-29 14:17-25 22:14-23 13:18-30 During the Meal, Jesus Reveals Judas Will Betray Him & Institutes the Lord's Supper 13:31-32 When Judas Was Gone, Jesus Said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified …" 22:24-30 A Dispute Arose as to Which One Was the Greatest 22:31-34 13:33-38 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 22:35-38 Jesus Warns the Eleven to Prepare Themselves 26:30 14:26 22:39 14:1-31 Jesus Comforts His Disciples, Conclude the Meal with a Hymn and Leave for the Mount of Olives Thursday, Nisan 14 (April 6) AD 30 15:1-17 On the way, Jesus Tells a Parable of the Vine and Branches 5-Nov 15:18-16:4 He Tells Them They Should Expect Persecution, But They Must Testify About Him 16:5-16 He Again Promises to Send the Holy Spirit 16:17-33 Jesus Again Comforts Them About His Approaching Death 17:1-26 Jesus Prays for Himself, His Disciples, and All Believers 18:1 They Crossed the Kidron Valley to the Mount of Olives 26:31-35 14:27-31 He Warns They Will Fall Away & Peter Denies He Will, Jesus Says Peter Will Deny Him 3 Times 26:36-46 14:32-42 22:40-46 They Enter the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus Prays Three Times 26:47-56 14:43-52 22:47-53 18:2-11 Judas Leads an Armed Crowd, Betrays Jesus With a Kiss, Jesus is Arrested, The Disciples Flee 6-Nov 26:57 14:53 22:54 18:12-14 Jesus is Taken to , Father-in-Law to the current High Priest 26:58 14:54 22:54 18:15-16 Peter & John Follow Jesus, John is Allowed Into Courtyard and He Gets Peter Inside 26:69-70 14:66-68 22:55-57 18:17-18 Upon Entering the Courtyard Peter Denies Christ 26:59-68 14:55-65 18:19-24 Annas Leads a Mock Trial Before Dawn With Caiaphas & Members of Sanhedrin Present 26:71-75 14:69-72 22:58-62 18:25-27 Peter Denies Jesus Two More Times 14:65b 22:63-65 Annas Send Jesus to Caiaphas, Soldiers Take Jesus Away, Mock & Beat Him 27:1-2 15:1-2 22:66-23:1 At Dawn, Jesus is Led Before Sanhedrin for the Official Trial, Where He Was Condemned to Death 27:3-10 Judas Tries to Return Blood Money Then Hangs Himself 27:11-14 15:3-5 23:2-7 18:28-38 Pilate Questions Jesus, Finds No Evidence Worthy of Capital Punishment, Sends Him to Herod 23:8-12 When Jesus Would Not Answer Herod, The Soldiers Mocked Him and Returned Him to Pilate 27:15-26 15:6-15 23:9-25 18:39-40 Pilate Releases Barabbas at Demand of the Crowd 7-Nov 27:27-31 15:16-20 19:1-16 Pilate's Soldiers Mock Jesus & Flogged Him 27:32 15:21 23:26 19:17 Initially Jesus Carries His Own Cross, Then Simon of Cyrene is Made to Carry the Cross 23:27-31 A Large Number of People Followed Jesus and He Spoke to the Women 27:33-34 15:22-23 At Golgotha (Calvary), Jesus is Offered Wine Mixed With Gall & He Refused to Drink It 27:35-38 15:24-27 23:33,38 19:18-19 He is Crucified (9:00 am) Charged With "The King of the Jews" Along With Two Criminals 19:20-22 Many Jews Protested to Pilate About the Sign 23:34 Jesus prayed, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." (27:35-36) (15:24) 23:34b 19:23-24 The Soldiers Divide His Clothes by Casting Lots 27:39-44 15:29-32 23:35-39 Passersby, the Jewish Leaders and One of the Criminals Mocked Him 23:40-42 The Other Criminal Rebuked His Fellow Criminal and Asked Jesus to Remember Him 23:43 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." 19:25-27 Seeing His Mother & His Disciple John, He Looks to John to Take Care of Mary 19:26-27 Jesus said, "Dear woman, here is your son," and to John "Here is your mother." 27:45 15:33 23:44-45a Darkness Came Over the Land From the 6th Hour (Noon) to the 9th Hour (3:00 pm) 27:46 15:34 At the 9th hour Jesus cried out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 19:28 To fulfill all Scripture He then said, "I am thirsty." 27:47-50 15:35-37 19:29-30 Jesus Is Offered Wine Vinegar to Drink, Then He Cried Out (see below) and Died 19:30 After Receiving the Drink Jesus cried out, "It is finished." 23:46 At last Jesus cried out, "Father into your hands I commit my spirit." 27:51-53 15:38 23:45b Temple Curtain Torn, An Earthquake, Tombs Broke Open & Many Holy People Raised to Life 27:54 15:39 23:47-48 A Centurion & His Men Guarding Christ Declared He Was the Son of God 27:55-56 15:40-41 23:49 Many Women Who Had Cared For Jesus Watched at a Distance 19:31 To Hasten Death So Bodies Are Removed Before Sabbath Jews Ask Pilate to Have Legs Broken 19:32-37 Soldiers Break the Criminals Legs, But Discover Jesus is Dead & Pierce His Side With a Spear 27:57-61 15:42-47 23:50-55 19:38-42 Joseph of Arimathea Offered His Tomb to Bury Christ, Two Marys Watched as He Was Buried 23:56 The Women Went Home to Prepare Spices & Perfumes But Rested on the Sabbath Friday, Nisan 15 (April 7) AD 30 8-Nov 27:62-66 The Next Day, Pilate Secured the Tomb with a Seal and a Posting of a Guard Saturday, Nisan 16 (April 8) AD 30 16:1 When Sabbath is Over, Mary Magdalene, Mary (mother of James) and Salome Buy Spices Sunday, Nisan 17 (April 9 ) AD 30 28:1 16:2-3 24:1 20:1 1st Day of Week, the Women Go to Tomb With Spices & Wonder Who Will Roll Away the Stone 28:2-4 A Violent Earthquake Happens, An Angel Rolled Away the Stone, The Guards Are Scared Stiff 16:4 24:2-3 The Women Arrive & Find the Stone Rolled Away and the Tomb Empty 20:2 Mary Magdalene Ran to Tell Peter & John While the Other Women Remained at the Tomb 20:3-10 Peter & John Raced to the Tomb & Saw the Burial Clothes Lying There, Then Went to Their Homes 28:5-7 16:5-7 24:4-8 After Peter & John Left, The Other Women Went Inside, Two Angels Appeared & One Spoke 28:8 16:8 Afraid, Yet Joyful, The Women Fled the Tomb 16:9-11 20:11-17 Meanwhile Mary Magdalene Stood Outside the Tomb & Wept When Jesus Appeared to Her 28:9-10 As The Other Women Were On Their Way to Tell the Eleven, Suddenly Jesus Appeared to Them 28:11-15 About the Same Time, The Guards at the Tomb Were Reporting to the Chief Priests 24:9-11 20:18 Mary Magdalene & the Other Women Told the Disciples About Seeing Jesus, They Didn't Believe 24:12 Peter However Ran Back to the Tomb and Left Wondering What Had Happened 16:12-13 24:13-35 Later That Day Jesus Appeared to Two Others, Who Returned to Jerusalem to Report to the Eleven 24:36-49 20:19-25 In The Evening Jesus Appeared to All But Thomas, Eats a Piece of Broiled Fish, Opens Scriptures Sunday, Nisan 24 (April 16 ) AD 30 20:26-31 A Week Later Jesus Appeared to the Eleven, The First Time for Thomas 28:16-20 16:14-18 21:1-25 Later Jesus Appeared to Them in Galilee, He Reinstated Peter & Gave the Great Commission Thursday, Iyar 26 (May 18) AD 30 16:19-20 24:50-53 40 Days After His Resurrection He Led Them Out of Jerusalem to Bethany & Ascended to Heaven Cell: F37 Comment: Although John 5:1 does not specify the particular feast, tradition has held that this was a Passover.

Cell: F185 Comment: March 31 is the date. For events prior to the correction instituted in 1582 by Pope Gregory dates are often given based on the Julian Calendar. The calendar in use today by almost all nations is the .

Cell: E223 Comment: John 12:20-50 is difficult to place in the sequence of events of the Passion Week. It appears in John's gospel immediately following the Triumphal Entry, but John doesn't provide any other details of the week until Jesus washes the disciples feet at the Passover meal. (John 13:1-17). Furthermore, there is nothing in this passage that one can link to an event in the other gospels. Finally, John 12:37-50 is a commentary on the lack of response by the Jews as a whole to Jesus' teachings and miracles. Contextually, this commentary makes more sense occuring just before the Passover meal, than it does earlier in the week.

Cell: F245 Comment: Whereas the office of the High Priest was passed from Aaron through and his descendants, during the time of Jesus' ministry, the Romans would choose the High Priest from among prominent Jewish families who often paid the Romans to be so honored. Annas served as High Priest from AD 6-15. Five of his sons also served as High Priest. His son-in-law Caiaphas was the High Priest from AD 18-36, but Annas continued to exert considerable influence throughout his life.

Cell: F282 Comment: Nisan 15 marks the beginning of the Feast of Unleavened Bread which lasts for 7 days. The first day of the Feast (Nisan 15) is a special Sabbath (a high holy day). See Leviticus 23:4-8.

Cell: F285 Comment: The Jewish weekly Sabbath lasts from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday. Therefore as soon as the sun set on Saturday (the beginning of Sunday for the Jews) the women bought spices and prepared them to go to the tomb at sunrise to anoint Jesus' body. Passion Week

Jewish Jewish Time Roman Day Event Bible References Date Day 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Six days before Passover, Jesus and His disciples arrived in Bethany, the home town of Lazarus, 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM brother of Mary and Martha, located about 2 miles east of Jerusalem. (John reports a dinner in Nisan 8 6th 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM Jesus' honor occurred in Bethany and Mary anointed Him with perfume. It is likely that this is the Friday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM same event that Matthew and Mark report happened two days before Passover.) John 12:1 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM Nisan 9 Sabbath 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM Saturday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday). On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus rode a colt from Bethphage (1/2 Matthew 21:1-11 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM mile east of the city) while multitudes greeted Him waving palm branches (a symbol of the Mark 11:1-11 Nisan 10 1st 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM Messiah). As it was late upon arrival, Jesus and His disciples returned to Bethany for the evening. Luke 19:28-44 Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM [The Passover lamb is selected on the 10th day of the first month. (Exodus 12:3)] John 12:12-19 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Jesus and His disciples returned to Jerusalem in the morning. Hungry, Jesus cursed a barren fig Matthew 21:12-22 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM tree, and cleared the Temple of the money changers. Each day until His betrayal, Jesus taught at Mark 11:12-19 Nisan 11 2nd 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM the Temple and performed healings. In the evening, He and the disciples went to the Mount of Luke 19:45-48 Monday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM Olives just outside the city to pray before returning to Bethany for the night. 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM On the way to Jerusalem, Peter notes the withered fig tree. Jesus teaches publicly at the Temple Matthew 21:23-26:16 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM and His authority is questioned, then privately with His disciples at the Mount of Olives. That Mark 11:20-14:11 Nisan 12 3rd 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM evening, a dinner is given in Jesus' honor in Bethany at the home of Simon the Leper, and Mary Luke 20:1-22:6 Tuesday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM anoints Jesus with perfume. Judas conspires with the chief priests to betray Jesus. John 12:2-8 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Jesus sends John & Peter to prepare for the Passover meal. During the meal Jesus reveals Judas Matthew 26:17-30 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM will betray Him, and Judas leaves. Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper, and speaks about His soon Mark 14:12-26 Nisan 13 4th 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM death and comforts them. The meal concludes with a hymn (probably close to midnight), and Jesus Luke 22:7-39 Wednesday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM and His disciples leave for the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. John 13:1-14:31 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Jesus is arrested & taken to the high priest, then tried before the Sanhedrin. The Jewish leaders Matthew 26:31-27:61 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM Nisan 14 decide to have Jesus put to death and deliver Him to Pilate. To appease the crowd, Pilate orders Mark 14:27-15:47 5th 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM Passover Jesus be flogged and then crucified. Jesus died at the 9th hour (3:00 p.m.), and was buried in the Luke 22:40-23:56a Thursday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM tomb of Joseph. John 15:1-19:42 1st day 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Nisan 15 1st Matthew 27:62-66 The chief priests and Pharisees approach Pilate about making the tomb secure to keep the 1st night 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM day of 6th disciples from stealing the body of Jesus and deceiving the public about Jesus rising from the 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM Unleavened Friday dead. A seal is placed on the stone in front of the tomb and a guard is posted. 2nd day 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM Bread 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Matthew 28:1 2nd night 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM The women rested on the Sabbath(s) in obedience to the 4th commandment from preparing spices Nisan 16 Sabbath 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM and perfumes. Luke 23:56b Saturday 3rd day 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM Very early in the morning of the first day of the week, the women take spices to the tomb, but find Matthew 28:1-15 3rd night 12:00 AM - 5:59 AM Nisan 17 the tomb empty. Angels inform the women that Jesus had risen (before sunrise). The women Mark 16:1-13 1st 6:00 AM - 11:59 AM return to the Eleven to tell them everything they had witnessed. Peter outraces John to the tomb Luke 24:1-49 Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:59 PM and confirms it is empty. Jesus first appeared to Mary of Magdala. John 20:1-25 6: 00 PM - 11:59 PM

Although tradition holds Jesus was crucified on a Friday, the Bible does not give the days of the week for the events of Passion Week--from our Lord's Triumphal Entry through His Resurrection--except that the tomb was found empty on the first day of the week (i.e., Sunday). All other days must be inferred from various clues provided in Scripture. The above outline of events reconciles all known Scriptural references and resolves the prophecy given by Jesus to the Pharisees which poses a problem for the traditional Friday crucifixion: "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." (Matthew 12:38-40)

We are used to reckoning the start of a day at midnight, which is a practice dating back to 1500 BC. However, there are ample Bible verses indicating God reckons a day beginning in the evening just after sunset, and He commanded His people Israel to do the same. Before mechanical clocks, the world divided the "day" (sunrise to sunset) into 12 hours, and likewise for the night. The length of an hour changed with the seasons, longer in the summer and shorter in the winter, but would be equal to an hour as we know it on the first day of Spring and Fall. Noon, local time, was always the time when the sun was at its highest point in the sky. Since Passover occurs in the Spring (on the 14th day of the first month after the vernal equinox), the length of an hour during Jesus' crucifixion was approximately the same as we measure an hour today. Jesus was crucified at the 3rd hour (9:00 am), and darkness prevailed from the 6th hour (noon) until the 9th hour (3:00 pm) when He died.

When God originally instituted His Feasts, the Passover lamb was to be killed in the evening of the 14th day of the first month, at twilight; that is, just after sunset to start the 14th day (see Exodus 12:6, Leviticus 23:5, Deuteronomy 16:2). The original Passover meal was eaten that evening and at midnight the firstborn of Egypt were killed by the death angel. The next morning, which was still the 14th, the Israelites gathered at Ramses. On the following day, the 15th of Abib (Nisan), the Israelites set out from Ramses and camped at Succoth. The day after that they moved to Pi Hahiroth, and on the third day after leaving Egypt, the Israelites passed through the Red Sea (Numbers 33:3-8).

Since the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on Nisan 15 (the day after Passover) and Nisan 15 is a high holy day, the 14th became known as Preparation Day for the Feast of Unleavened Bread (see John 19:31). In fact, by this time it was common to use the terms Unleavened Bread and Passover interchangeably to refer to the combined feasts. The important meal had become celebrated on Nisan 15 (called the Seder), and is still practiced today. If Jesus fulfilled the requirements of being sacrificed on Passover (Nisan 14) and the gospels testify he was crucified during daylight hours and died around 3:00 pm, then the Last Supper he shared with his disciples the night before was the Passover meal. So, assuming the traditional Friday crucifixion, at sunset when the weekly Sabbath began, it would also have been one of the special annual Sabbath days associated with a Feast. Alternatively, if Jesus was crucified on a Thursday, then Friday would have been an annual Sabbath, and Saturday would have been the weekly Sabbath--back-to-back days where no normal work could be done. Interestingly, Matthew 28:1 is one of the instances in both the Old and New Testaments where the plural form of the word "sabbath" is used. Hence, this verse should be translated, "After the Sabbaths, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb." The Feasts of the LORD

Feast Hebrew Name Date Key Bible References Event Commemorated The Feast of Passover Pesach Nisan 14 Exodus 12:1-51 Recalls the final plague against all the firstborn of Leviticus 23:5 Egypt, during which the death angel passed over Numbers 9:1-14; 28:16 houses where the blood of the passover lamb Deuteronomy 16:1-8 had been put on the doorframe.

The Feast of Unleavened Bread Pesach Nisan 15-21 Exodus 12:1-13:16 Recalls the Exodus (the flight from Egypt) which (The Spring Festival) Leviticus 23:6-8 was made in haste on the day following the (The Festival of the Matzahs) Numbers 28:17-25 Passover, so there was not enough time for (The Time of Our Freedom) Deuteronomy 16:1-8 bread dough to rise.

The Feast of Firstfruits Bikkurim Day after weekly Leviticus 23:9-14 Instituted when Israel entered the promised land. Sabbath in midst Joshua 5:10-12 On this date, Israel first ate of the produce of the of Unleavened land and the manna ceased. The feast also Bread commemorates the spring harvest (barley).

The Feast of Weeks Shavuot 7 Weeks after Leviticus 23:15-22 From Firstfruits until the day before Shavuot, the (The Day of Firstfruits) First Fruits Numbers 28:26-31 Counting of the Omer occurs. Shavuot (The Feast of Harvest) Deuteronomy 16:9-12 commemorates the giving of the Torah and the (The Feast of Pentecost) beginning of the summer harvest.

The Feast of Trumpets Rosh Hashanah Tishri 1 Leviticus 23:23-25 During the Babylonian exile, the 7th month was (The Head of the Year) Numbers 29:1-6 adopted as the 1st month and the Feast of (The Day of the Awakening Shout) Trumpets became the Jewish New Year. (The Hidden Day)

The Day of Atonement Yom Kippur Tishri 10 Leviticus 16:1-34 On this day the High Priest entered the Holy of Leviticus 23:26-32; 25:9 Holies and a scapegoat was sent into the Numbers 29:7-11 wilderness bearing the sins of the nation.

The Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot Tishri 15-21 Leviticus 23:33-43 Recalls God's provision in the wilderness, when (The Feast of Booths) Numbers 29:12-38 Israel lived in booths. God provided manna and (The Feast of Ingathering) Deuteronomy 16:13-17 quail for food, and their clothes and shoes did not wear out during the 40 years of wandering.

Additional Observances

Feast Hebrew Name Date Key Bible References Event Commemorated

The Fast of the Fifth Month Tish'a B'Av Av 9 Zechariah 7:5 Commemorates the destruction of both Temples, which occurred on the same date (9th of Av) in 586 B.C. and A.D. 70.

The Feast of Dedication Hanukkah Kislev 25 - John 10:22-39 Commemorates the cleansing and rededication (The Feast of Lights) (Chanukah) Tevet 2/3 Daniel 8:1-27; 11:31-32 of the 2nd Temple (165 B.C.) exactly three years after Antiochus IV Epiphanes sacrificed a pig on the altar.

The Feast of Lots Purim Adar 14-15 Esther 9:20-32 Commemorates the salvation of the Jews under King Xerxes of Persia during the exile, when Queen Esther interceded and revealed Haman's plot to destroy the Jews throughout the kingdom.

Sabbath Shabbat 7th day of Week Exodus 20:8-11 Commemorates God's rest after six days of Creation.

New Moon Festival 1st day of Month Numbers 28:11-15 Commemorates the New Moon.

Sabbatical Year Every 7th Year Exodus 23:10-11 A sabbath rest for the land within Israel. Leviticus 25:1-7 Dt 15:1-18; 31:10-11

Jubilee Year Every 50th Year Leviticus 25:8-55 Recalls that God owns the land and redeemed Leviticus 27:16-24 Israel from Egypt. On the Day of Atonement, all land within Israel was to revert to its original family, and Hebrew bondservants were to be released. Prophets (Active Years) Habakuk (607 BC) Obadiah (585 BC)

Zephaniah (610 BC) Ezekiel (593-570 BC) - prophet to Jews in exile

Jeremiah (628-561 BC) - prophet to Judah in Jerusalem

Daniel (606-533 BC) - administrator and prophet to kings of Babylon

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Era of the Servitude - Daniel's removal (Daniel 1:1) begins the 70 years of servitude to Babylon prophesied by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11) Era of the Captivity (Exile) - begins with the exile of King Jehoiachin and ends with decree of Cyrus Era of the Desolation - Temple lay desolate for 70 years (Daniel 9:1-2, 17-18; Exodus 23:10-11, Jeremiah 25:11-12; 29:10; 2 Chronicles 36:21)

Neco named Jehoiakim, Josiah's second son, king. When Nebuchadnezzar invaded Josiah was the last King of Judah on the Judah the first time, Jehoiakim switched allegiances and became his vassal for three sovereign throne of David. All his years. After that Jehoiakim rebelled against the king of Babylon. During the second offspring were vassals to foreign kings. siege of Jerusalem, Jehoiakim was shackled to be taken to Babylon. It appears he died Josiah was killed in battle at Meggido or was killed (perhaps by Judeans) before being deported. After Jehoiakim's death, his when he marched out against Pharaoh son Jehoiachin became king. He reigned three months before Nebuchadnezzar had him Neco who had come to the aid of Assyria deported to Babylon. Among the exiles taken to Babylon with Jehoiachin were Ezekiel the against Babylon. prophet, and Mordecai, whose younger cousin Hadassah, born in exile, would become Queen Esther (Esther 2:5-7). Kings of Judah (Regnal Years) Josiah Jehoiakim Zedekiah 640-609 BC 609-598 BC 597-586 BC 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 2 Kings 23:36-24:7 2 Kings 24:18-25:7 2 Chronicles 34:1-35:27 2 Chron 36:5-8 2 Chron 36:11-14

After Josiah's death, the people of Judah made Jehoahaz Jehoiachin his fourth son Jehoahaz (Shallum) king. He 609 BC (3 mos) 598-597 BC (3 mos) reigned only three months before he was 2 Kings 23:31-35 2 Kings 24:8-17 deposed by Pharaoh Neco and exiled to Egypt. 2 Chron 36:2-4 2 Chron 36:9-10

Kings of Assyria (Regnal Years) Ashur-Banipal Ashur- Sin-Shur-Ishkun Ashur-Uballit 669-626 BC etil-ilani 621-612 BC

Kings of Neo-Babylonian Empire (Regnal Years) Nebuchadnezzar 626-605 BC 605-562 BC

Following the death of Ashur-Banipal, After a three-month siege, an alliance of Babylon and Babylon rebelled against Assyria. Media razed Nineveh, the capital city of Assyria. Two years later, the newly established capital at would Fall of Nineveh 612 BC fall to Nabopolassar. After the fall of Harran, Fall of Harran 610 BC Nebuchadnezzar, crown prince and son of Fall of Carchemish 605 BC Nabopolassar, would take command of the army and finally crush the combined Assyrian and Egyptian forces at Carchemish. Jeremiah prophesied after the fall of Carchemish that God would send Nebuchadnezzar to punish Egypt (Jeremiah 46). Haggai (520 BC)

Ezekiel (593-570 BC) - prophet to Jews in exile Ezekiel is 30 years old when he begins to prophesy among the exiles in Zechariah (520-519 BC) the 5th year of the exile of King Jehoiachin (Ezekiel 1:1-4) Jeremiah (628-561 BC) - prophet to Judah in Jerusalem

Daniel (606-533 BC) - administrator and prophet to kings of Babylon

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Era of the Servitude - Daniel's removal (Daniel 1:1) begins the 70 years of servitude to Babylon prophesied by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11) Era of the Captivity (Exile) - begins with the exile of King Jehoiachin and ends with decree of Cyrus Era of the Desolation - Temple lay desolate for 70 years (Daniel 9:1-2, 17-18; Exodus 23:10-11, Jeremiah 25:11-12; 29:10; 2 Chronicles 36:21)

Nebuchadnezzar named Josiah's third son, Zedekiah, to Although Cyrus had issued a decree in 536 BC succeed Jehoiachin. Zedekiah also rebelled against allowing the exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild Babylon, which brought the third and final siege against the Temple, its reconstruction would be frustrated Jerusalem. This time Nebuchadnezzar razed the city and until the second year of Darius king of Persia (Ezra destroyed the Temple. Zedekiah tried to escape through a 4:24). At the same time that a copy of the decree of hole in the wall, but was captured and taken to Riblah. He Cyrus was discovered in Ecbatana, in the province was forced to watch his sons killed before his eyes were put of Media (Ezra 6:1-5), God moved the prophets out, and then he was taken to Babylon as prophesied by Haggai (1:1-2) and Zechariah (1:1-6) to preach Ezekiel (12:1-13) and Jeremiah (34:1-7). righteousness and to encourage completion of the Temple.

"In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to Evil Merodach released Jehoiachin make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put from prison in the 37th year of his exile. it in writing: This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: (2 Kings 25:27, Jeremiah 52:31) 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to Evil Merodach (562-560 BC) build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Neriglissar (560-555 BC) Anyone of his people among you--may the LORD his Labashi Marduk (556-555 BC) God be with him, and let him go up.' " (2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Ezra 1:1-4.) Nebuchadnezzar (553-539 BC) 605-562 BC (555-539 BC)

Kings of Persia (Regnal Years) Cyrus Cambyses Darius I (Hystaspis) 536-530 BC 530-522 BC 522-486 BC

Darius the Mede (539-536 BC)

In 559 BC, became King of Anshan, a portion of Persia with as its capital. About 550 BC, his maternal grandfather Astyages, King of Media, marched against Cyrus. Astyages was delivered by his own army over to Cyrus, thus forging one empire of the and Persians. About 546 BC he conquered Lydia. On Oct 6, 539 BC, Babylon fell to Cyrus. Belshazzar, co-regent for his father Nabonidus, was slain, and "Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent)" was "made king" over Babylon (Daniel 9:1) by Cyrus who continued at the head of the army, annexing the remainder of the empire. In 536 BC, Cyrus returned as sole regent over the expanded empire and as suzerain over the Jews. 536 BC is thus the date intended by Scripture as "the first year of Cyrus."

Cyrus is named by the prophet Isaiah (44:28, 45:1, 45:13) as God's anointed who will order the rebuilding of Jerusalem at least 100 years before his birth. Babylonian King Reigned Nabopolassar 626-605 BC Nebuchadnezzar 605-562 BC Evil Merodach 562-560 BC Neriglissar 560-555 BC Labashi-Marduk 556-555 BC Nabonidus 555-539 BC Belshazzar 553-539 BC

Persian King Reigned Darius the Mede / Cyrus 539-536 BC Cyrus (the Great) 536-529 BC Cambyses 529-522 BC Smerdis (Artaxerxes of Ezra 4) 522-521 BC Darius I (Hystaspis) 521-485 BC Xerxes I 485-465 BC Artaxerxes (Longimanus) 474-425 BC Xerxes II 425-424 BC Darius II (Nothus) 424-404 BC Artaxerxes II (Mnemon) 404-358 BC Artaxerxes III (Ochus) 358-337 BC Arses 337-335 BC Darius III (Codomannus) 336-331 BC

Greek King Reigned Alexander the Great 336-323 BC

Ptolemaic Dynasty (Egypt): Seleucid Dynasty (Syria): Kings of the South Reigned Daniel Kings of the North Reigned Daniel Seleucus I Nicator 312-281 BC 11:5 Ptolemy I Soter 323-285 BC 11:5 Antiochus I Soter 281-262 BC Ptolemy II Philadelphius 285-246 BC 11:6 Anitochus II Theos 262-246 BC 11:6 Seleucus II Callinicus 246-227 BC 11:7-9 Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-221 BC 11:7-8 Seleucus III Soter 227-223 BC 11:10 Ptolemy IV Philopator 221-204 BC 11:11-15 Antiochus III the Great 223-187 BC 11:10-19 204-181 BC 11:17 Seleucus IV Philopator 187-176 BC 11:20 Ptolemy VI Philometer 181-145 BC 11:25 Antiochus IV Epiphanes 175-164 BC 11:21-31

Roman Emporer Reigned The Herods Reigned Augustus 27 BC - 14 AD King Herod the Great 40-3 BC Tiberius 14-37 AD Antipas "Tetrarch" 4 BC - 40 AD Caligula 37-41 AD Philip II "Tetrarch" 4 BC - 33 AD Claudius 41-54 AD Archelaus "King" 4 BC - 6 AD Nero 54-68 AD King Herod Agrippa I 37-43 AD Galba 68-69 AD Otho 69 AD Vitellius 69 AD Vespasian 69-79 AD Titus 79-81 AD Domitian 81-96 AD Religious Hebrew Western Year Civil Year Month Canaan Name Correlation Farm Season Length

1 7 Nisan Abib March - April Barley harvest 30 days

2 8 Iyar (Jair) Ziv April - May General harvest 29 days Wheat harvest, 3 9 Sivan May - June vine tending 30 days

4 10 Tammuz June - July First grapes 29 days Grapes, figs, 5 11 Av (Ab) July - August olives 30 days August - 6 12 Elul September Vintage 29 days September - 7 1 Tishri Ethanim October Plowing 30 days Heshvan October - 8 2 (Marchesvan) Bul November Grain planting 29 or 30 days Kislev November - 9 3 (Chislev) December 29 or 30 days December - 10 4 Tevet (Tebeth) January Spring growth 29 days Shevat January - 11 5 (Shebat) February Winter figs 30 days February - Pulling flax, 12 6 Adar March almonds bloom 29 days Intercalary Adar Sheni Month 30 days

Calendar Notes 1. The Julian Calendar was issued by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, based on a solar year being 365.25 days. Every year divisible by 4 is a leap year, with an additional day added to February. 2. The Julian Calendar accumulates 1 day every 128 years, because the true solar year is 365.2422 days. Using a solar year of 365.2425 days, the Gregorian Calendar removes leap years from those divisible by 100, unless it is also divisible by 400. The accumulated error since 1 AD was 12.34 days, but only a 10- day correction was issued by declaring the day after Oct 4, 1582 as Oct 15, 1582. 3. The Gregorian Calendar still accumulates 3 extra days every 10,000 years. 4. The names of the months in the Hebrew Calendar are derived from the Babylonian () names, which the Jews borrowed during the Babylonian Captivity. Prior to the Captivity, they adopted the Caananite names. Therefore, the Bible uses Canannite names for 4 months prior to the Captivity. 5. The Roman reckoning of time begins the new day at midnight, but the Jews reckon a new day beginning at sunset based on Genesis 1 and Yom Kippur (Leviticus 23:32). 6. The Hebrew word for "week" is derived from "seven." No names are given for the days of the week (except for the 7th day, which is the Sabbath)--instead they are numbered. 7. The Hebrew months are lunar months with 29 or 30 days (as the moon's rotation about the earth is about 29.5 days). The new moon festival, Rosh Hodesh ("the Head of the Month"), incorporates special sacrifices (Numbers 28:11-15) as well as a blowing of trumpets (Numbers 10:10; Psalms 81:3). 8. The Hebrew non-leap year has 353, 354 or 355 days. A leap year has 383, 384, or 385 days. The three lengths of the years are termed "deficient," "regular" and "complete" respectively. 9. A year is a leap year if the number year mod 19 is one of the following: 0, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, or 17. 10. Years are counted since the creation (AM = Anno Mundi), which is assumed to be 3761 B.C.E. 11. Sunset marks the beginning of the 12 night hours, whereas sunrise marks the start of the 12 day hours. This means that night hours may be longer or shorter than day hours, depending on the season. Lifespans of Adam to Moses

Moses 120 Amram 137 Kohath 133 Levi 137 Jacob 147 Isaac 180 Abraham 175 Terah 205 Nahor 148 Serug 230 Reu 239 Peleg 239 Eber 464 Shelah 433 Arphaxad 438 Shem 600 Noah 950 Lamech 777 Methuselah 969 Enoch 365 Jared 962 Mahalalel 895 Kenan 910 Enosh 905 Seth 912 Adam 930 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Anno Mundi (Year of the World) Year of Year of Age When Age at Name Birth Death Son Born Death Adam 0 930 130 930 Seth 130 1042 105 912 Enosh 235 1140 90 905 Kenan 325 1235 70 910 Mahalalel 395 1290 65 895 Jared 460 1422 162 962 Enoch 622 987 65 365 Methuselah 687 1656 187 969 Lamech 874 1651 182 777 Noah 1056 2006 502 950 Shem 1558 2158 100 600 Arphaxad 1658 2096 35 438 Shelah 1693 2126 30 433 Eber 1723 2187 34 464 Peleg 1757 1996 30 239 Reu 1787 2026 32 239 Serug 1819 2049 30 230 Nahor 1849 1997 29 148 Terah 1878 2083 130 205 Abraham 2008 2183 100 175 Isaac 2108 2288 60 180 Jacob 2168 2315 80 147 Levi 2248 2385 50 137 Kohath 2298 2431 78 133 Amram 2376 2513 57 137 Moses 2433 2553 120