God’s Mighty Strength! God’s People Return The Exile & Return Class #7

Let’s Review…

Old Testament Time Line HISTORY 1 Kings 12—ff 2 Kings 2 Chronicles 10—ff The Exodus ~ 1446 B.C. Entering The Promised Land ~ 1406 B.C. Anoint Saul as King ~ 1020 B.C. Solomon Dies ~ 922 B.C. Jerusalem Falls ~ 586 B.C. Last Bible Book Written ~ 400 B.C. Jesus Christ is Born ~ 6 B.C. B i b l e B o o k s C o v e r i n g T h i s T i m e P e r i o d ISRAEL’S PROPHETS: Amos (770 B.C.) Hosea (735 B.C.) JUDAH’S PROPHETS: Isaiah (745 B.C.) Micah (725 B.C.) Jeremiah (629 B.C.) Zephaniah (625 B.C.) Nahum (614 B.C.) Habakkuk (605 B.C.) OTHER PROPHET’S Joel (855 B.C.) Jonah (790 B.C.) HISTORY Lamentations (586 B.C.) Esther (460 B.C.) Ezra (458 B.C.) Nehemiah (445 B.C.) JUDAH’S PROPHETS: Obadiah (576 B.C.) Haggai (520 B.C.) Zechariah (520 B.C.) Malachi (444 B.C.) OTHER PROPHET’S: Ezekiel ( B.C.) Daniel (605—562 B.C.) HISTORY (The Apocrypha) HISTORY 1 Samuel 8—ff 2 Samuel 1 Kings 1—11 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles 1—9 POETRY & WISDOM: Psalms (Some) Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs HISTORY Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 1—7 THE LAW: (PENTATEUCH) Exodus 11—ff Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy THE LAW: (PENTATEUCH) Genesis Exodus 1—11 POETRY & WISDOM: Job Period Covers: God’s People Form Class #2 God’s People Develop Class #3 God’s People Are Established Class #4 God’s People Are Blessed Class #5 God’s People Disobey Class #6 God’s People Return Class #7 God’s People Wait Class #8 Abraham The Twelve Patriarchs Egyptian Slavery Moses 40 Years in the Desert Conquering the Land The Judges The United Kingdom Saul David Solomon The Divided Kingdom The Beginning of the Exile The Exile Life in Babylon Rebuilding Jerusalem Return to Jerusalem The Intertestamental Period Period Covers:

Where did all of this happen?

Modern Map – ‘Global’ View

Modern Map – ‘Big Picture’

Modern Map – The ‘Promised Land’

At the Edge of the Promised Land Gave the Law (Leviticus) in the desert Reviews with them at edge of the Promised Land Reminds them of the blessings/curses of their obedience – Deut 28 1 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. – Deut However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: – Deut 28 63b-64 You will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other.

God’s Basic Instruction Do Good – You will be blessed Do Bad – You will be cursed Do REALLY Bad – You will be exiled Repent – You will be given another chance

Joshua and The Judges Up and down time Some leaders were good – BLESSED Some leaders were bad – CURSED 1406 B.C. to 1020 B.C.

The United Kingdom

Height of their glory Did Good – God blessed them 1020 B.C. to 922 B.C. The Three King –Saul –David –Solomon

The Divided Kingdom Solomon Dies The Kingdom Divides Israel in the North –Jeroboam is King –Tribe of Ephraim –Capital: Samaria Judah in the South –Rehoboam is King –Son of Solomon –Capital: Jerusalem

The Divided Kingdom

Prophets and Evangelists Prophets – ‘reminders’ of the Old Covenant –Nothing new being taught –Had everything they needed –Helped make ‘life applications’ Evangelists – ‘reminders’ of the New Covenant –Nothing new being taught –Had everything they needed –Helped make ‘life applications’

The Divided Kingdom – Part I ISRAEL 922 B.C. to 722 B.C. 10 tribes 20 Kings (No Godly Ones) Invaded by Assyrians in 722 B.C.

Exile Part I - Assyrian Empire

Babylon Conquers Assyria 612 B.C.

The Divided Kingdom – Part II ISRAEL 922 B.C. to 722 B.C. 10 tribes 20 Kings (No Godly Ones) Invaded by Assyrians in 722 B.C. JUDAH 922 B.C. to 586 B.C. 2 Tribes 19 Kings (Some Good) Invaded by Babylonians in 606 B.C. Temple Destroyed in 586 B.C.

God Told Them Jeremiah – 11 This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years. – 12 "But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt," declares the LORD, "and will make it desolate forever.

Exile Part II - Babylonian Empire

The Exile

The Return Jer This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Dan In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom– 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

Timeline – The Exile

The Return – Persian Empire Ezra the temple, Neh the walls

Timeline – Exile & Return

Lessons About God’s Character 1.God is Faithful –Does what he says (Blesses and Curses) –He NEVER forgets his promises 2.God is Patient –Doesn’t ‘zap’ us when we make mistakes –It’s about the ‘Big Picture’ 3.God is Forgiving –New beginnings CONSTANTLY! –It’s never too late as long as you are alive!

Old Testament Time Line HISTORY 1 Kings 12—ff 2 Kings 2 Chronicles 10—ff The Exodus ~ 1446 B.C. Entering The Promised Land ~ 1406 B.C. Anoint Saul as King ~ 1020 B.C. Solomon Dies ~ 922 B.C. Jerusalem Falls ~ 586 B.C. Last Bible Book Written ~ 400 B.C. Jesus Christ is Born ~ 6 B.C. B i b l e B o o k s C o v e r i n g T h i s T i m e P e r i o d ISRAEL’S PROPHETS: Amos (770 B.C.) Hosea (735 B.C.) JUDAH’S PROPHETS: Isaiah (745 B.C.) Micah (725 B.C.) Jeremiah (629 B.C.) Zephaniah (625 B.C.) Nahum (614 B.C.) Habakkuk (605 B.C.) OTHER PROPHET’S Joel (855 B.C.) Jonah (790 B.C.) HISTORY Lamentations (586 B.C.) Esther (460 B.C.) Ezra (458 B.C.) Nehemiah (445 B.C.) JUDAH’S PROPHETS: Obadiah (576 B.C.) Haggai (520 B.C.) Zechariah (520 B.C.) Malachi (444 B.C.) OTHER PROPHET’S: Ezekiel ( B.C.) Daniel (605—562 B.C.) HISTORY (The Apocrypha) HISTORY 1 Samuel 8—ff 2 Samuel 1 Kings 1—11 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles 1—9 POETRY & WISDOM: Psalms (Some) Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs HISTORY Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 1—7 THE LAW: (PENTATEUCH) Exodus 11—ff Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy THE LAW: (PENTATEUCH) Genesis Exodus 1—11 POETRY & WISDOM: Job Period Covers: God’s People Form Class #2 God’s People Develop Class #3 God’s People Are Established Class #4 God’s People Are Blessed Class #5 God’s People Disobey Class #6 God’s People Return Class #7 God’s People Wait Class #8 Abraham The Twelve Patriarchs Egyptian Slavery Moses 40 Years in the Desert Conquering the Land The Judges The United Kingdom Saul David Solomon The Divided Kingdom The Beginning of the Exile The Exile Life in Babylon Rebuilding Jerusalem Return to Jerusalem The Intertestamental Period Period Covers:

The End Next class will be November 2!