King Years of Reign Total Years Accession Year* Possible Co-Reigns References in 1–2 Kings** Notes Rehoboam 931/930–915/914 17 […]
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Good Bad Mixture of good and bad Kings of Israel Kings of Judah Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:25–33) Rehoboam (1 Kings […]
Positives Negatives David’s chosen heir (ch. 1) Gained power in bloody coup (ch. 2) Nathan’s early support (ch. […]
David’s Rise (1 Samuel 16–2 Samuel 10) David’s Failures (2 Samuel 11–20) Eager holy warrior Remains in palace […]
Saul David Holy Spirit removed; evil spirit given (16:14–23) Anointed with Holy Spirit (16:1–13) Jealous and treacherous (ch. […]
1 Sam. 3:3 The Lord calls to Samuel who is sleeping in the tent of meeting, “where the […]
Decline of Eli’s Sons Rise of Samuel Wickedness of Eli’s sons (1 Sam. 2:12–17) Samuel approved by Eli […]
1 Samuel Incident Psalm 19:11 David’s house surrounded 59 21:10–11 David seized by Achish 56 21:12–22:1 David escapes […]
Micah and the Danite Migration (chs. 17–18) Gibeah’s Deed and Their Punishment (chs. 19–21) Religious Deterioration Moral Deterioration […]
Part 1: Three mentions of the “Spirit of the Lord” 1. The killing of the lion 14:5–9 “The Spirit […]
1. The Canaanites had superior arms and fortifications 1:19 2. Israel was disposed to make alliances with the […]
Pattern Outline Othniel Ehud Deborah Gideon Jephthah Samson Apostasy 2:11–13 3:7 3:12a 4:1 6:1a 10:6 13:1a Servitude 2:14–15 […]
God’s sending of judges to Israel repeatedly followed a fourfold cycle: apostasy: the Israelites do what is evil […]
Judge Reference Tribe Oppressor Period of Oppression Period of Rest Total Length of Time* Othniel 3:7–11 Judah Mesopotamians […]
Element Function Verses preamble introduces the suzerain (i.e., the sovereign) v. 2 historical prologue recounts the suzerain’s past […]
4:20 Gilgal a reminder of God’s faithfulness in bringing Israel safely across the Jordan into the Promised Land […]
Positive: Jericho (chs. 2–6) Negative: Ai (7:1–8:29) An assurance of victory (6:2) No assurance of victory (until 8:1) Ritual […]
Transjordan tribes assent to Joshua with same response as to Moses at Sinai. 1:12–18 “The Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today […]
“Table of Contents” Item: Corresponds To: “arise, go over this Jordan … into the land that I am giving … […]
1406 [or 1220] b.c. Moses’ death; Israel’s entry into Canaan under Joshua [See The Date of the Exodus] 1375 [or […]
Ancient Treaty Structure Deuteronomy Preamble 1:1–5 Historical Prologue 1:6–4:49 General Stipulations 5:1–11:32 Specific Stipulations 12:1–26:19 Blessings and Curses […]
Day Chief Tribe 1 Nahshon Judah 2 Nethanel Issachar 3 Eliab Zebulun 4 Elizur Reuben 5 Shelumiel Simeon […]
Occasion Bulls Rams Lambs Goats Every day (28:3–8) 2 Sabbath (28:9–10) 2 1st day of month (28:11–15) 2 […]
Reference Event Date* Event Reference Ex. 40:2 Tabernacle set up 1.1.2 Tabernacle set up Num. 7:1 Lev. 1:1 […]
Ex. 18:1 Advice from Moses’ father-in-law Advice from Moses’ father-in-law Num. 10:29 Ex. 15:22 Three-day journey to Sinai […]
The Sabbath principle permeates each of these feasts, which are intended to express the divine-human relationship. Each feast […]
Tolerated Punishable/Sinful Discharges (Leviticus 12; 16) Forgotten cleansing (Numbers 5–6; 19) Skin diseases (Leviticus 13–14) Idolatry, homicide, illicit […]
Holy Unclean Life Death Priests Physically impaired priests Clean non-priests Unclean non-priests Human corpses Sacrificial animals Blemished sacrificial […]
Name of Sacrifice Types of Animal Hand-laying Use of Blood Priestly Portions Lay Portions Burnt Cattle, sheep, goats, […]
Name Emphasis Focus is on the general procedure or reasons for the offerings Focus is on the proper […]