1. Creation and the beginning of mankind
Genesis records God creating the heavens and the earth, forming man, and placing the man in the garden.
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Genesis 1–11
Genesis records God creating the heavens and the earth, forming man, and placing the man in the garden.
Open this event and its connections →The serpent deceives Eve; Adam and Eve disobey God's command, and Genesis records the consequences.
Open this event and its connections →Cain kills his brother Abel. God addresses Cain, and the record follows Cain's departure and descendants.
Open this event and its connections →Adam and Eve have Seth. Genesis traces the generations from Adam through Seth toward Noah.
Open this event and its connections →Genesis says Enoch walked with God and God took him. Hebrews also refers to his translation.
Open this event and its connections →The genealogy records Methuselah's 969 years and introduces Lamech and his son Noah.
Open this event and its connections →God instructs Noah to build an ark; Noah does according to God's command.
Open this event and its connections →Noah enters the ark, the Flood comes, and the waters prevail over the earth.
Open this event and its connections →The ark rests on the mountains of Ararat. After the waters recede, God directs Noah to leave the ark.
Open this event and its connections →God establishes his covenant with Noah and his sons and gives the bow as its token.
Open this event and its connections →Genesis names the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth and describes the nations divided after the Flood.
Open this event and its connections →The people build a city and tower. The LORD confounds their language and scatters them.
Open this event and its connections →The genealogy follows Shem's descendants to Terah, Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Open this event and its connections →Abraham to Joseph
God directs Abram to leave his country and promises to make of him a great nation. Abram departs from Haran at age seventy-five.
Open this event and its connections →Their herdsmen's strife leads to separation. God again speaks to Abram about the land and his seed.
Open this event and its connections →Abram rescues Lot and is blessed by Melchizedek, king of Salem.
Open this event and its connections →God tells Abram to look toward heaven, promises him seed, and makes a covenant concerning the land.
Open this event and its connections →Hagar bears Ishmael to Abram when Abram is eighty-six years old.
Open this event and its connections →God changes Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's to Sarah, and promises a son named Isaac.
Open this event and its connections →Abraham intercedes; the angels lead Lot out before Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.
Open this event and its connections →Sarah bears Isaac. Abraham is one hundred years old when his son is born.
Open this event and its connections →God proves Abraham. An angel stops him from slaying Isaac, and a ram is provided for the offering.
Open this event and its connections →Sarah dies at age one hundred twenty-seven. Abraham purchases the field and cave of Machpelah.
Open this event and its connections →Abraham's servant travels to find a wife for Isaac; Rebekah comes to Canaan and becomes Isaac's wife.
Open this event and its connections →Rebekah bears Esau and Jacob. The chapter later records Esau selling his birthright to Jacob.
Open this event and its connections →Jacob leaves home. At Bethel he dreams of a ladder and hears God's promise concerning the land and his seed.
Open this event and its connections →Jacob marries Leah and Rachel; Genesis records the birth of sons and a daughter within his household.
Open this event and its connections →Jacob returns from Laban, wrestles through the night, is named Israel, and meets Esau.
Open this event and its connections →Joseph's brothers sell him. In Egypt he serves in Potiphar's house and is later imprisoned.
Open this event and its connections →Joseph interprets the dreams about abundance and famine. Pharaoh gives him authority in Egypt when Joseph is thirty.
Open this event and its connections →During the famine, Joseph's brothers come to Egypt. Joseph reveals his identity and invites his father to come.
Open this event and its connections →God speaks to Jacob at Beer-sheba; Jacob and his household go to Egypt and settle in Goshen.
Open this event and its connections →Jacob blesses Joseph's sons and then addresses his own sons before his death.
Open this event and its connections →After Jacob's burial, Joseph reassures his brothers. Before his death, he speaks of God visiting Israel and carrying his bones out of Egypt.
Open this event and its connections →Moses
A new king who knew not Joseph arises. Israel is put under bondage, and Pharaoh commands the killing of newborn sons.
Open this event and its connections →Moses is hidden, placed among the river flags, and taken in by Pharaoh's daughter.
Open this event and its connections →Moses leaves Egypt and lives in Midian. God hears Israel's groaning and remembers his covenant.
Open this event and its connections →God calls Moses from the bush at Horeb and sends him to bring Israel out of Egypt.
Open this event and its connections →Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh. Exodus records the signs and plagues before Israel's release.
Open this event and its connections →God gives the Passover instructions, and Israel departs from Egypt.
Open this event and its connections →God opens a way through the sea for Israel; Moses and the children of Israel sing of the deliverance.
Open this event and its connections →God provides manna and quails. At Rephidim, water comes from the rock as Moses follows God's instruction.
Open this event and its connections →Israel comes to Sinai in the third month after leaving Egypt. God speaks the commandments and gives instruction.
Open this event and its connections →Moses reads the book of the covenant. Israel responds, and Moses goes up into the mountain.
Open this event and its connections →While Moses is on the mountain, the people make a calf. Moses intercedes, and the record continues with renewed covenant instruction.
Open this event and its connections →The tabernacle is set up on the first day of the first month of the second year; the cloud covers it.
Open this event and its connections →Leviticus records offerings, priestly service, appointed feasts, and instructions for Israel's life.
Open this event and its connections →The cloud is taken up in the second year, second month, twentieth day. Israel sets out from Sinai.
Open this event and its connections →Twelve men search Canaan. Joshua and Caleb urge confidence in God's promise, while the congregation refuses to go in.
Open this event and its connections →Korah and others challenge Moses and Aaron. Numbers records God's judgment and Aaron's rod budding afterward.
Open this event and its connections →At Meribah, Moses strikes the rock. Later Aaron dies at Mount Hor and Eleazar succeeds him.
Open this event and its connections →After the people speak against God and Moses, fiery serpents come. Moses makes the serpent of brass at God's instruction.
Open this event and its connections →Balak summons Balaam to curse Israel, but Balaam speaks the words given him, including blessings upon Israel.
Open this event and its connections →On the plains of Moab, Moses rehearses Israel's journey, commandments, and covenant responsibilities.
Open this event and its connections →Moses views the land from Nebo and dies at age one hundred twenty. Joshua is filled with the spirit of wisdom.
Open this event and its connections →Joshua to Judges
God commissions Joshua to lead Israel into the land and charges him to be strong and of a good courage.
Open this event and its connections →Rahab receives the spies at Jericho and asks that her household be spared.
Open this event and its connections →The priests bearing the ark stand in Jordan; Israel crosses on dry ground and sets up memorial stones.
Open this event and its connections →Israel follows the instructions for marching around Jericho. The walls fall, and Rahab's household is preserved.
Open this event and its connections →Israel is defeated at Ai; Achan's trespass is exposed. Joshua later takes Ai.
Open this event and its connections →After Israel makes a league with Gibeon, Joshua comes to its defense against the gathered kings.
Open this event and its connections →Joshua records further campaigns, the division of the land, and the inheritance of the tribes.
Open this event and its connections →Joshua gathers Israel and calls the people to serve the LORD. The chapter closes with his death and Joseph's burial.
Open this event and its connections →Judges describes recurring departure from God, oppression, deliverance, and rest.
Open this event and its connections →God raises up Othniel and later Ehud to deliver Israel from oppressors.
Open this event and its connections →Deborah sends for Barak; Israel is delivered from Jabin's forces under Sisera.
Open this event and its connections →God calls Gideon. With a reduced company, Gideon goes against the Midianite host.
Open this event and its connections →Jephthah is called to lead against Ammon. His message recounts Israel's earlier journey and possession of the land.
Open this event and its connections →Judges records Samson's birth, conflicts with the Philistines, and death.
Open this event and its connections →In the days of the judges, Ruth accompanies Naomi to Bethlehem. Boaz becomes her husband, and the genealogy leads to David.
Open this event and its connections →Hannah brings Samuel to serve before the LORD. God calls Samuel, and he becomes known as a prophet.
Open this event and its connections →The Philistines capture the ark; it is later returned. Samuel calls Israel to return to the LORD.
Open this event and its connections →Saul to divided kingdom
Israel asks for a king. Samuel anoints Saul, and Saul is presented to the people.
Open this event and its connections →Samuel rebukes Saul after the unlawful sacrifice and later for his response to the command concerning Amalek.
Open this event and its connections →Samuel anoints David. The record introduces David's service in Saul's household.
Open this event and its connections →David goes against Goliath in the name of the LORD of hosts and defeats him.
Open this event and its connections →Jonathan helps David; David's years of flight include opportunities to spare Saul's life.
Open this event and its connections →Saul and his sons fall in battle. David mourns Saul and Jonathan.
Open this event and its connections →David first reigns in Hebron, then all Israel anoints him king. He takes Jerusalem.
Open this event and its connections →David brings the ark to Jerusalem. God gives promises concerning David's house and kingdom.
Open this event and its connections →David sins concerning Bath-sheba and Uriah. Nathan confronts him, and David acknowledges his sin.
Open this event and its connections →Absalom turns Israel against David. David leaves Jerusalem; the rebellion ends with Absalom's death.
Open this event and its connections →Solomon is anointed king. David charges him, and Solomon's kingdom is established.
Open this event and its connections →God appears to Solomon at Gibeon. Solomon asks for an understanding heart to judge the people.
Open this event and its connections →Solomon builds the house of the LORD in Jerusalem and prays at its dedication.
Open this event and its connections →Solomon's wives turn his heart after other gods; the LORD announces the coming division of the kingdom.
Open this event and its connections →Rehoboam rejects the elders' counsel. The northern tribes make Jeroboam king, while Rehoboam reigns in Judah.
Open this event and its connections →Kings records Abijam's reign, followed by Asa, and names their reigns in relation to Jeroboam's years.
Open this event and its connections →Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri appear in the northern succession. Omri establishes Samaria as his royal city.
Open this event and its connections →Elijah announces a drought, is sustained by God, and confronts the prophets of Baal at Carmel.
Open this event and its connections →Elijah travels to Horeb. God gives him further direction, and Elijah casts his mantle upon Elisha.
Open this event and its connections →Jehoshaphat visits Ahab; Micaiah speaks before the kings. Ahab dies in the battle at Ramoth-gilead.
Open this event and its connections →Elijah is taken up, and Elisha takes his mantle. Kings records Elisha's work and the healing of Naaman.
Open this event and its connections →Jehu is anointed king and carries out judgment upon the house of Ahab.
Open this event and its connections →Joash is hidden while Athaliah rules. Jehoiada brings him forth, and the people make him king.
Open this event and its connections →Kings records Jeroboam's reign in Samaria and the restoration of Israel's coast according to God's word by Jonah.
Open this event and its connections →The opening verses identify kings under whom Amos and Hosea prophesied, locating their ministries within the divided kingdom.
Open this event and its connections →Their opening verses name kings of Judah and identify the settings of their prophetic words concerning Judah and Israel.
Open this event and its connections →Assyria captures Samaria and carries Israel away. Kings explains the departure from God's commandments.
Open this event and its connections →Hezekiah restores worship. When Assyria threatens Jerusalem, he prays, and Isaiah brings God's answer.
Open this event and its connections →Kings records Manasseh's and Amon's evil. Chronicles also records Manasseh's affliction, prayer, and return.
Open this event and its connections →God calls Jeremiah. The book dates his ministry from Josiah's reign through Jerusalem's captivity.
Open this event and its connections →The book of the law is found. Josiah hears it, seeks the LORD, renews the covenant, and keeps the Passover.
Open this event and its connections →Captivity and restoration
Nebuchadnezzar comes against Jerusalem. Daniel and others are taken to Babylon, and Kings records further deportation.
Open this event and its connections →God reveals the dream and its interpretation to Daniel, who speaks before Nebuchadnezzar.
Open this event and its connections →Ezekiel receives visions among the captives by the river Chebar, in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity.
Open this event and its connections →Jeremiah writes to those carried away to Babylon, giving instruction and speaking of God's promised return.
Open this event and its connections →After the siege, Jerusalem is broken up. The house of the LORD is burned and more people are carried away.
Open this event and its connections →Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego refuse the golden image and are delivered from the furnace.
Open this event and its connections →Daniel interprets a dream concerning the king; Nebuchadnezzar later recounts his humiliation and restoration.
Open this event and its connections →Daniel interprets the writing on the wall. Belshazzar is slain, and Darius the Median takes the kingdom.
Open this event and its connections →Daniel continues to pray despite the decree and is delivered from the lions' den.
Open this event and its connections →Cyrus issues a proclamation concerning the rebuilding of God's house in Jerusalem. Families prepare to return.
Open this event and its connections →The returned people set up the altar and lay the foundation of the temple amid praise and weeping.
Open this event and its connections →Ezra records opposition and correspondence about rebuilding, followed by the resumption of temple work.
Open this event and its connections →The prophets speak during Darius's reign; the temple work resumes under Zerubbabel and Jeshua.
Open this event and its connections →Ezra records the completion of the house in Darius's sixth year, its dedication, and the keeping of Passover.
Open this event and its connections →Esther becomes queen; Mordecai uncovers a plot, and Esther acts when Haman seeks the destruction of the Jews.
Open this event and its connections →Ezra prepares his heart to seek, do, and teach the law of the LORD, then travels to Jerusalem under Artaxerxes.
Open this event and its connections →Nehemiah receives permission to go to Jerusalem. Despite opposition, the wall is completed in fifty-two days.
Open this event and its connections →Ezra reads the law, the Levites give the sense, and the people observe the feast of tabernacles.
Open this event and its connections →The people confess, rehearse God's dealings with Israel, and enter a covenant concerning their conduct.
Open this event and its connections →Malachi addresses worship and covenant faithfulness and speaks of a messenger preparing the way.
Open this event and its connections →Gospels
Gabriel speaks to Zacharias concerning John and later to Mary concerning Jesus, who shall be called the Son of God.
Open this event and its connections →Elisabeth bears John; Zacharias blesses God and speaks of the child's calling.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus is born in Bethlehem. The angel announces his birth to shepherds, who come to see him.
Open this event and its connections →Joseph and Mary bring Jesus to Jerusalem. Simeon and Anna speak concerning him.
Open this event and its connections →Wise men come to worship Jesus. Warned in a dream, Joseph takes the child and Mary into Egypt; they later settle in Nazareth.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus remains in Jerusalem after Passover. His parents find him in the temple among the doctors.
Open this event and its connections →John preaches in the wilderness and baptizes in Jordan, preparing the way for the Lord.
Open this event and its connections →John baptizes Jesus. The spirit descends, and a voice from heaven identifies him as God's beloved Son.
Open this event and its connections →In the wilderness Jesus is tempted by the devil and answers with what is written.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus preaches the kingdom, calls disciples, teaches, and heals. John also records early disciples and the sign at Cana.
Open this event and its connections →Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night. Jesus speaks of being born again and God's love in giving his only begotten Son.
Open this event and its connections →At Jacob's well Jesus speaks of living water and worship; many Samaritans believe.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus reads from Isaiah and speaks to those in the synagogue. Luke records their response.
Open this event and its connections →After a night of prayer, Jesus chooses twelve from his disciples and names them apostles.
Open this event and its connections →Matthew records Jesus teaching about the kingdom, prayer, giving, trust, and doing his words.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus teaches by parables, including the sower, and explains their meaning to his disciples.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus gives thanks and distributes the loaves and fishes. The crowd is fed and fragments remain.
Open this event and its connections →Peter answers that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus begins to speak of his coming suffering.
Open this event and its connections →Peter, James, and John see Jesus transfigured and hear the voice identifying God's beloved Son.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus comes to Bethany, speaks with Martha and Mary, and calls Lazarus out of the tomb.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus enters Jerusalem while the people spread garments and branches and praise God.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus eats with his disciples, speaks of his body and blood, and gives instruction before his arrest.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus prays, is betrayed and arrested, and is brought before religious leaders and Pilate.
Open this event and its connections →The Gospels record Jesus Christ's crucifixion, death, and burial in Joseph of Arimathaea's tomb.
Open this event and its connections →The tomb is found empty. The risen Jesus appears to his followers; Acts identifies God as the one who raised him.
Open this event and its connections →Jesus shows himself alive over forty days, gives instructions concerning the promised holy spirit, and is taken up.
Open this event and its connections →Early Church
The disciples continue in prayer. Matthias is numbered with the eleven apostles.
Open this event and its connections →Acts records the filling with holy spirit and speaking with other tongues. Peter addresses the gathered people about Jesus Christ.
Open this event and its connections →The believers continue in the apostles' doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers.
Open this event and its connections →Peter and John meet a man lame from birth. He is healed in the name of Jesus Christ, and Peter addresses the people.
Open this event and its connections →The apostles ask the disciples to choose seven men for the daily ministration, including Stephen and Philip.
Open this event and its connections →Stephen speaks before the council and is stoned. Saul is present, and persecution follows.
Open this event and its connections →Philip preaches Christ in Samaria. Peter and John come, pray, and lay hands on the believers.
Open this event and its connections →Philip joins an Ethiopian reading Isaiah, preaches Jesus from the Scripture, and baptizes him.
Open this event and its connections →Saul encounters Jesus on the road to Damascus. Ananias comes to him, and Saul begins preaching Christ.
Open this event and its connections →Peter comes to Cornelius's household. While he speaks, holy spirit falls on the Gentile hearers; Peter later explains what happened.
Open this event and its connections →The Word reaches Antioch. Barnabas brings Saul there, and the disciples are first called Christians at Antioch.
Open this event and its connections →Herod kills James and imprisons Peter. The church prays, and an angel leads Peter out.
Open this event and its connections →Sent from Antioch, Barnabas and Paul travel through Cyprus and cities of Asia Minor, then report what God has done.
Open this event and its connections →The apostles and elders consider the Gentile believers and circumcision. A letter is sent to Antioch and other believers.
Open this event and its connections →Paul travels with Silas; Timothy joins them, and they are directed toward Macedonia.
Open this event and its connections →At Philippi, Lydia believes. After Paul and Silas are imprisoned, the jailer and his household hear the Word.
Open this event and its connections →Paul reasons from the Scriptures in Thessalonica. At Berea the hearers search the Scriptures daily.
Open this event and its connections →Paul speaks in Athens, then works and teaches at Corinth, meeting Aquila and Priscilla.
Open this event and its connections →Paul goes through Galatia and Phrygia strengthening the disciples; Acts also introduces Apollos.
Open this event and its connections →Paul teaches at Ephesus. Acts records the spread of the Word and the disturbance connected with Diana's worship.
Open this event and its connections →Paul travels through Macedonia, visits Troas, and addresses the elders from Ephesus at Miletus.
Open this event and its connections →Paul comes to Jerusalem, is seized in the temple, and addresses the people before being held by the Romans.
Open this event and its connections →Paul is held at Caesarea, speaks before Felix and Festus, appeals to Caesar, and addresses Agrippa.
Open this event and its connections →Paul sails toward Italy. After the storm and shipwreck, all aboard reach land safely on Malta.
Open this event and its connections →Paul arrives in Rome and receives visitors, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ.
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