Once Upon a Time Except … This Is No Fairy tale

Genesis The Book of Beginnings – Establishes the beginnings of everything. Lays the foundation for the Kingdom of Heaven. – The Next four books give the outward structure of the Kingdom of Heaven. All take place at approxmiatley the same time.

Exodus Redemption by the blood

Leviticus Establishment of the Levitical Priesthood

Numbers Rebellion of Nation of Israel and trial in the wilderness

Deuteronomy Second giving of the law due to rebellion and problems

Joshua The Nation of Israel gets the land for the Kingdom of Heaven

Judges & ruth The Nation of Israel is established through a system of Judges but goes into apostasy through their refusal to operate as a theocracy

I & II Samuel The Nation of Israel is established as a world power through the reign of the Kings of Israel

I & II Kings The Kingdom of Heaven is in manifestation as a picture of the future reign of Jesus Christ

I & II Chronicles The chronology overlaps with II Chronicles ending the captivity of the Jews (606 BC) and the return to the land (536 BC). The Kingdom of Heaven goes out in 606 BC

The Next Three Books: The next 3 books are historical accounts dealing with events taking place as the Jews returned from captivity in 536 BC. They also picture future events taking place right now … beginning in 1918 at the Balfour Declaration.

Ezra The city of Jerusalem and Temple is rebuilt after the Jews return to the land (536 BC) This is a prophecy of the Balfour Declaration in 1918 … getting their land back.

Nehemiah The wall of Jerusalem is rebuilt. This is a prophecy of the Jews becoming a nation once again in 1948.

Esther A wedding feast is held in the Kings Palace This is picturing the Jewish Queen (Esther) replacing the Gentile Queen (Vashti).

The Next Five Books: The next 5 books are the “Wisdom Literature.” Psalms was written primarily by David. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon were written by Solomon. David and Solomon were the two greatest Kings of Israel in the OT

Job The oldest book in the Bible. It pictures the persecution of Jews by the Devil in the Tribulation.

Psalms The prayers of the Tribulation and a picture of the Second Coming of Christ

Proverbs to S. of Solomon Earthly wisdom critiqued by Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived. Earthly wisdom will not satisfy

Ezra (return to the land), Nehemiah (rebuilding the city and walls), Esther (marriage in the King’s Palace), Job (Tribulation), and Psalms (2 nd Coming) are placed in this order by the Holy Spirit to define and picture the premillennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The major theme of the writings of the prophets (the rest of the OT books) is the events surrounding the 2 nd Coming of Jesus Christ

Major Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel

Minor Prophets The Rest of the OT Books