THE BIBLE CONTINUED

We will continue our look at the Era’s today starting with the Conquest Era.

Four main events happen in the Conquest Era:

1. Jordan: miraculous parting of the water. Joshua 1-5




2. Jericho: miraculous conquest of a city. Joshua 6




3. Conquest: the defeat of Canaan. Joshua 7-12




4. Dominion: finalizing dominion. Joshua 13-20

The Judges Era is from Judges thru Ruth. There are four main subjects in this Era. [Have you noticed the groups of four showing up? That is a completely different subject; we just wanted to see if you noticed.] Those four subjects are 1. Judges 2. Rebellion 3. Cycles 4.Ruth




1. Judges: The leaders of Israel. Books of Judges

Deborah, a women judge early in the Judges Era.

Gideon, who defeats an army of thousands with 300 men.

Samson, the most famous, whose strength has captured us for years.

Samuel both the last judge and the first prophet.




2. Rebellion: The Breaking of God’s Law. Books of Judges

Destroy all the inhabitants of Canaan.

Avoid intermarriage with the Canaanites

Shun worship of the Canaanite gods.




3. Cycles: Repetition of Israel’s misfortunes. Judges




4. Ruth: A model women. Ruth




The Kingdom Era ran from 1 Samuel to 2 Chronicles. It starts with David, the greatest king in the new monarchy, and is followed by a succession of mostly unrighteous kings. God eventually judges Israel for her sin, and sends her into exile. There are four main periods in the Kingdom Era.




United Kingdom: A new monarchy. I and 2 Samuel



2. Divided Kingdom: A civil war. 1 Kings




3. Northern Kingdom: The unrighteous kingdom. 2 Kings




4. Southern Kingdom: The inconsistent kingdom. 2 Kings




As we continue with this outline of the Books of the Bible, we pray that it is a help to you to understand better how the Books work together in showing the creation of earth up and through the birth of Christ and the church He left behind.




GOD BLESS,

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