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1 2 1 The Genealogy of Noah 3 4 2 The Cradle of Civilization 5 Timeline - Mesopotamia 6 3 7 SUMER Shinar (in Hebrew) Sanhar (in Hittie) Sngr (in Egyptian) 8 4 1ST DYNASTY 2nd DYNASTY ca 3500 B.C. ca 2330 B.C. 3rd DYNASTY Cities develop in Sargon of ca 2350 B.C. ca 2100 B.C. ca 2100 B.C. Sumer, forming Akkad conquers Naram-Sin, Ur-Nammu of Ur, Babylon, a city- the basis for Sumer and goes Sargon’s takes command state in Akkad, Mesopotamian to expand his grandson, of Sumer and emerges as an Civilization. domain. takes power. Akkad. imperial power. AKKADIAN EMPIRE ca 2500 B.C. ca 2280 B.C. Royal burials at Sargon dies, ca 2220 B.C. ca 2000 B.C. the Sumerian city- bequeathing control Akkadian Empire Ur destroyed by state of Ur include of his empire to his collapses following the invading Elamites. death of Naram-Sin. human sacrifices. heirs. 4th DYNASTY 9 5th DYNASTY OLD BABYLON KASSITE BABYLON 1792 B.C. 1595 B.C. ca 900 B.C. NEO-BABYLONIAN EMPIRE Hammurabi Hittites Assyrians emerge 612 B.C. 539 B.C. becomes king of descend from as the dominant Babylonians Babylon falls to Babylon and the north and force in defeat Assyrians Cyrus the Great begins forging an conquer Mesopotamia and and inherit their of Persia. empire. Babylon. surrounding lands. empire. BABYLONIAN EMPIRE ca 1750 B.C. ca 1120 B.C. 689 B.C. 587 B.C. Hammurabi dies, Nebuchadnezzar I King Sennacherib of Jerusalem falls to the leaving his code of takes power and Assyria destroys Babylonian army of laws as his chief launches a brief Babylon, which is later Nebuchadnezzar II. legacy. Babylonian revival. rebuilt. ASSYRIAN BABYLON 10 5 11 12 6 13 OLD TESTAMENT TIMELINE HISTORY OF HISTORY OF PATRIARCHS HEBREW PEOPLE HISTORY OF THE NATION OF ISRAEL EXODUS AND UNITED DIVIDED CONQUEST KINGDOM KINGDOM EXILE AND RETURN 722 BC ASSYRIAN INVASION 2000 BC 1500 BC 1000 BC 931 BC ISRAEL NORTHERN JUDAH 400 BC CREATION ABRAHAM MOSES SAUL 606-536 BC FALL ISAAC JOSHUA DAVID SOUTHERN RETURN FLOOD JACOB JUDGES SOLOMON BABYLONIAN BABEL EXILE 14 7 Main Events Periphery Period 15 16 8 Assyrian kings, Israel and Judah SINSARISKUN (killed in Battle of Nineveh in 612 B.C.) ASHUR-UBALLIT II (defeated at Harran 609 B.C.) 17 MEDES PERSIANS Achaemenes (700-675 BC) Cyaxares (690-584 BC) Teispes (675-640 BC) Astyages (620-554 BC) Cyrus I (640-600 BC) Ariaramnes (640-615 BC) Mandane (584-559 BC) Cambyses I (600-559 BC) Arsames (615 BC) Cyrus The Great Hystaspes (Darius the Mede) (559-530 BC) (2 Chr. 36:22-23; Ezr. 1:1-4, 7-8; 5:13-17; 6:3; Is. 44:28; 45:1; Dan. 1:21; 5:30; 6:28; 10:1) Cambyses II (530-522 BC) Smerdis (Bardiya) (522 BC) Darius I (The Great) (522-486 BC) Pseudo Smerdis (Gaumata) (Ezr. 4:5; 5:6-7; 6:1; Hag. 1:1; Zec. 1:1) Xerxes I (486-465 BC) NEO-BABYLON Artaxerxes I Longimanus (465-424 BC) (Est. 1:1-4; Neh. 2:6) Nabopolassar (626-605 BC) Darius II (424-404 BC) Amytis (630-565 BC) Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC) (Neh. 12:22) 18 9 The Kings of the Neo-Babylonian Empire 19 Scattering of Ten Tribes 20 10 21 And that night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. ~2 Kings 19:35 22 11 And Isaiah the prophet called to the LORD, and he brought the shadow back ten steps, by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz. ~Kings 20:11 23 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. ~2 Kings 20:17 24 12 And some of your own sons, who shall be born to you, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of Babylon.” ~2 Kings 20:18 25 Pharaoh Necho II, who had come to aid Assyria, marched on to conquer Harran. His army entered it, but the garrison which the king of Akkad (Nabopolassar) had left there defeated them. 26 13 Nebuchadnezzar’s 3 Sieges of Judah 605 B.C. 597 B.C. 586 B.C. King Jehoiakim King Jehoiachin King Zedekiah Daniel and princes 10,000 taken captive Jerusalem and taken captive; temple including Ezekiel; temple destroyed partly looted temple looted 27 28 14 29 Nebuchadnezzar invades Jerusalem three times Babylonian Cyrus decrees Rule begins 587 B.C. return of Jews to Jerusalem 609 B.C. 562 560 556 553 606 B.C. B.C. B.C. B.C. B.C. 536 B.C. 539 B.C. 597 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar Amel- Nerig- Belshazzar Darius Marduk lisser Nabonidus Cyrus Rise of Babylon Seventy-year Fall of Babylon prophecy (Jeremiah 25:11) 30 15 Cyrus decrees Xerxes crowns Artaxerxes return of Jews to Esther as Queen authorizes Jerusalem of Persia Nehemiah to 1 rebuild Temple Jerusalem Rebuilt walls Walls 515 B.C. Rebuilt Nehemiah Cambyses halts returns to rebuilding work 445 B.C. 444 B.C. Jerusalem 530 B.C. 519 B.C. Nehemiah 536 B.C. 425 B.C. 479 B.C. goes back 457 B.C. to Babylon 432 B.C. FIRST RETURN Haggai SECOND RETURN THIRD RETURN Under Zerubbabel Under Ezra 5,000 Under Nehemiah Malachi 50,000 exiles Zechariah exiles 42,000 exiles To rebuild the 2 3 temple To rebuild Darius reissues Artaxerxes decrees walls of Jerusalem Altar and Cyrus’ decree in to restore temple stronger terms Jerusalem and foundation overturning established a local built Samaritan disruption government 4 31 Kingdoms during the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities 32 16 Chronology is Out of Sequence Ch Date / Time Marker Ch Date / Time Marker 1.1 3rd year of Jehoiakim Nebuchadnezzar besieges 6.28 Daniel prospered in reigns of Darius & Cyrus Jerusalem 587 BC 1.21 Daniel continued to 1st year of Cyrus 7.1 1st year of Belshazzar Daniel had a dream 539 BC /vision 553 BC 2.1 2nd year of Nebuchadnezzar – dreams 604 BC 8.1 3rd year of Belshazzar 551 BC 3.1 Nebuchadnezzar makes an image of gold 9.1 1st year of Darius 521 BC 4.1 Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples nations & 10.1 3rd year of Cyrus [OG (LXX) states 1st year]* languages 537 BC 5.1 Darius the Mede received the kingdom 11.1 1st year of Darius the Mede 521 BC 521 BC 6.1 Darius divides the kingdom into 120 satrapies (divides the kingdom) 33 Chronological Order of Daniel’s Visions 34 17 Layout of Daniel’s Chapters 1 2 5 3 6 4 7 10 8 11 9 12 35 Daniel’s Historical Chiasm Vision of kingdoms (God’s) >Chapter 2 Trial of God’s People (furnace) >Chapter 3 Juicial Exaltation of God (conversion) >Chapter 4 Exaltation of God (judgment) >Chapter 5 Confrontational Trial of God’s People (lions’ den) >Chapter 6 Vision of kingdoms (Son of Man) >Chapter 7 36 18 Daniel’s Prophetic Chiasm Prologue (Babylon’s Dominion) >Daniel 1 Kingdom Prophecies >Daniel 8 (sacrificialJuicial animals) Trial of God’s PEOPLE (forgiveness) >Daniel 9 Trial of God’s PEOPLE (mourning) >Daniel 10 Confrontational Kingdom Prophecies (king of the north / king of the south) >Daniel 11 Epilogue (God’s Kingdom) >Daniel 12 37 Daniel 9 short-length prophecy vs. 22 Prince of covenant broken Daniel 8 intermediate-length prophecy vs. 31 Daily removed; Abomination of Desolation set up Daniel 7 full-length prophecy vss. 32-34 Persecution of Saints 3 ½ times (12:7) 38 19 Christ as SACRIFICE Daniel 9 short-length prophecy Christ as PRIEST Daniel 8 intermediate-length prophecy Christ as KING Daniel 7 full-length prophecy 39 Daniel 2 Daniel 7 Daniel 8 Babylon “And to him was 605-539 BC given dominion Medo- Persia and glory and a 539-331 BC kingdom…his Greece 331-168 BC dominion is an Rome everlasting Pagan 168 BC-476 AD dominion…his Papal 538-1798 AD kingdom shall not Judgment be destroyed.” 1844 AD Parousia ~Daniel 7:14 40 20 “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?.” ~Matthew 24:3 41 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand).” ~Matthew 24:15 42 21 All the New Testament prophecies concerning Antichrist are derived from the primary predictions concerning “the abomination of desolation” found in Daniel. 26 43 And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ~Matthew 24:4-5 44 22 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders ~2 Thessalonians 2:9 45 “Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean, and the land became unclean, so that I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. ~Leviticus 18:24-25 46 23 The worship of Asherah involved the worst kind of immorality imaginable. This was taking place in the courts of the temple of the living God in Jerusalem. (cf. 2 Kings 17:17; 21:4-7) 47 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight.
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