BSM 1.4
Chronology refers to the sequence of historical events. It is extremely important to the Bible student because it is essential to understand the time relationship between major events in order to understand many passages in God’s Word. It helps us to answer the question "When." In this lesson our objective will be to learn the sequence of key Biblical events and the span of time between them.
The student will also be introduced to the time of writing of each book of the Bible, so that he may develop a general understanding of the scope of God’s revelation to man.
Dates that have "B.C." after them refer to the years "before Christ." Those that have "A.D." refer to the years after Christ (A.D. was taken from the Latin, Anno Domini, which means "in the year of our Lord).
The dates given are based on a literal understanding of God’s Word. At this point in our study we are more interested in learning the sequence of events.
TEN MAJOR EVENTS AND THEIR DATES.
1. THE FALL OF ADAM (3898 BC).
A literal understanding of the genealogies (sequences of birth) that are given in God’s Word lets us arrive at a date around 3898 B.C. for the fall of Adam. The Biblical chronology is given in such a way that we must work forward from our starting point. When we discuss the 4th year of Solomon (later in our study), we are able to take the dates backward to this point of beginning.
2 THE FLOOD OF NOAH (2242 BC).
When we follow the genealogy of Genesis 5, we find that a span of 1,656 years elapsed from the fall of Adam to the Flood. This gives us a date of 2242 B.C.
3 THE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM (1875 B.C.).
The genealogy given to us in Genesis 11:10-26 establishes that Abraham was born 292 years after the Flood, or 1948 years after Adam. This would indicate that he was born in 1950 B.C. We learn from Genesis 12:4 that Abraham was 75 years old when he received the promise from God that became the Abrahamic Covenant. This would mean that the promise was made in 1875 B.C.
4 THE EXODUS OF ISRAEL (1445 B.C.).
Genesis 12-50 reveals to us information concerning the direct descendants of Abraham. The children of Jacob (Abraham’s grandson) moved to Egypt where they were eventually enslaved by the Egyptians (Exodus 1). God delivered them from Egyptian slavery by the hand of Moses. The apostle Paul tells us that a span of 430 years had passed from the promise to Abraham to the giving of The Law (Gal 3:17). This dates the Exodus in 1445 B.C. or 2,378 years after Adam.
5 THE FOURTH YEAR OF SOLOMON (965 B.C.).
Solomon was the third king of Israel, following his father David and King Saul. In 1 Kings 6:1 we are told that 480 years had elapsed from the Exodus to the fourth year of Solomon when he began to build the Temple. This lets us calculate the date as 965 B.C. or 2,858 years after Adam.
We are able to date the fourth year of Solomon from other historical records. This lets us establish a fixed date by which we may work backwards and establish the dates previously mentioned for the Exodus, the Promise to Abraham, The Flood and Adam.
6 THE FALL OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM (721 B.C.).
After the death of Solomon, Israel split into two separate kingdoms which became known as the "Northern Kingdom" or Israel, and the "Southern Kingdom" or Judah. The Northern Kingdom fell to the Assyrian Empire in 721 B.C. and ceased to be a kingdom.
7 THE FALL OF THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM (586 B.C.).
The Southern Kingdom fell to the Babylonian Empire in 586 B.C. and was taken into exile for 70 years before the Israelites were able to return to their homeland in 516 B.C.
8 THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST (4 B.C.).
The "B.C." and "A.D." system of dating was not developed until the sixth century after our Lord came. It was designed to reference all historical dates to His birth. When the Church established this system, it was based on an incorrect understanding of when King Herod lived (who was mentioned in the Bible as being in power when Jesus was born-Luke 1:5). Much later it was discovered that a mistake of 4 or 5 years had been made, but the system was already well established so instead of trying to change all the dates that had previously been established with new dates, it was decided to just say that Jesus was born in 4 or 5 B.C.
9 THE DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST (33 A.D.).
The majority of Bible scholars establish the date of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ at 33 A.D.
10 THE LAST BOOK OF THE BIBLE (96 A.D.).
This date is related to the apostle John’s exile to the Isle of Patmos (Rev 1:9), during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domitian, where the Bible was completed (Rev 22:18-19).
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