2019 Isaac Chiu ICS FOF

Mesopotamia - The Invention of Writing

3500 BCE

Cuneiform, created by the Sumerians
Sources: https://www.ancient.eu/cuneiform/, https://www.ancient.eu/writing/ C. 3500 BC

Harran - God makes covenant with Abram

2100 BCE

“I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.[a]
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you. c. 2100 BC Sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis+12&version=NIV

Egypt - Pharaoh during Abraham's time

2093 BCE

Wahankh Intef II reigned from 2117–2069 BC. Abram went to Egypt around 2091 BC. C. 2093 Sources: https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs

Canaan - God renews covenant

2081 BCE

Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. C. 2081 Sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis+15&version=NIV

Canaan - Birth of Ishmael

2080 BCE

So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael. C. 2080 BC Sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis+16&version=NIV

Sodom and Gomorrah - Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed

2067 BCE

Lot and his family were warned by angels to leave Sodom and Gomorrah before it was destroyed. They did but Lot's wife looked back and became a pillar of salt. God rained down burning sulfur and the city was destroyed. C. 2067 BC Sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis+19&version=NIV

Region of Moriah - Abraham Almost Sacrificing Isaac

2054 BCE

God tested Abraham and asked him to go to the region of Moriah and sacrifice his one and only son Isaac. Abraham when arrived there almost sacrificed Isaac, but God stopped him. God was pleased with Abraham's obedience, so saved Isaac and provided a lamb as offering instead. God also promised to bless Abraham's descendants. Sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22&version=NIV, https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm C. 2054 BC

Canaan - Life Span of Jacob

Period: 2006 BCE to 1859 BCE

He lived for about 147 years Sources: http://www.jesuswalk.com/jacob/0_intro.htm

Middle East - When Old Testament Took Place (Starting with Abraham)

Period: 1980 BCE to 40 BCE

From the Birth of Abraham to the Destruction of the second temple and Jerusalem. Source: https://www.matthewmcgee.org/ottimlin.html,
https://www.bible-history.com/old-testament/quicksummary.html
C. 1980-40 BC

Jewish Nation - Invention of Hebrew Alphabet

1900 BCE

Two types: Square and Cursive Writing
Semitic Text: Aleph Bet
Pictographic
Written from right to left
No punctuation/capitalization, different grammar rules
No verses in the Bible
Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hebrew-alphabet, http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/alphabet_history.html C. 1900 BC

Dothan - Joseph is sold into slavery

1898 BCE

Joseph's brothers were jealous of Joseph and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. Sources: https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+37%3A12-36&version=NIV C. 1898 BC

Joseph Typology Part 1

1898 BCE

Genesis 37:19-20 - “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”
Joseph's brothers betrayed Joseph and plotted to kill him. This relates to Genesis 26:14-16 because Judas, Jesus' disciple, went to the chief priests who plotted to kill Jesus and agreed to hand Jesus over to them, so Jesus would be crucified. C. 1898 BC

Egypt - Joseph works for Potiphar

Period: 1898 BCE to 1889 BCE

1898 BC Joseph Sold into Slavery
1898 BC Tamar deceives Judah

1898 BC Joseph Prospers Under Potiphar

1889 BC Potiphar's Wife Accuses Joseph Sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+38-39&version=NIV, https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm C. 1898 - 1889 BC

Egypt - Joseph is back in Prison

Period: 1889 BCE to 1886 BCE

1889 BC Joseph Imprisoned

1887 BC The Cupbearer and the Baker's Dreams
1886 BC Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams Sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+39-40&version=NIV, https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm C. 1889 - 1886 BC

Egypt - Joseph becomes 2nd in command of Egypt

1886 BCE

Joseph interprets the Pharoah's dreams and the Pharoah declared Joseph as the 2nd in command in Egypt. Sources https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+41&version=NIV C. 1886 BC

Mesopotamia - Writing of Hammurabi's code

1750 BCE

Code of Hammurabi in Mesopotamia Source: http://www.timelineindex.com/content/select/1424/45,1424,
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi
C. 1750

Jewish Nation - Writing of Genesis

1445 BCE

Author: Moses
Genesis = Beginning
Ch. 1-11 are impossible to date but Abraham is born around c. 2166 BC
Genre and literary style: 2 Historical Narratives and a few passages of poetry and some genealogy
Themes and Structure: Creation, death, flood, covenant, Providence
Ch.1-11: Creation, Fall, Flood, Babel
Ch.12-50: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
Sources: https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_678.cfm,https://biologos.org/uploads/resources/enns_scholarly_essay3.pdf C. 1445 BC

Greece - Homer The Oddysey

750 BCE

They used oral tradition to pass down the stories of the Odyssey before it was permanently written down. They credited these works to Homer, who lived around the 8th century BCE Sources: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/homer-oral-tradition-canon-001633, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/214040 C. 750 BC

Around Mediterranean Area - When events of New Testament took place

Period: 5 BCE to 96

Jesus' birth to when Revelations was written Source: https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/chart_40_00_nt_timeline/, https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1552-when-was-the-book-of-revelation-written
C. 5 BC - 96 AD

Golgotha - Crucifixion of Jesus

30

Jesus was crucified on Golgotha Source: http://www.biblicalcalendarproof.com/Timeline/YearJesusCrucified,
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/when-precisely-did-jesus-die-the-year-month-day-and-hour-revealed
C. 30 AD

Joseph Typology Part 2

30

Matthew 26:14-16 - Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
This relates to the old testament passage of Joseph's betrayal in Genesis 37:19-20 because in Joseph's story, his brothers plotted to kill him and betray him because they were jealous of him. C. 30AD

North East Mediterranean - Pauls First Missionary Journey

44

He went to Selucia with his company, then Salamis then Cyprus, finally to Paphos. Source: http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/pauls-first-journey-map.html, https://www.gotquestions.org/Paul-first-missionary-journey.html C. 44 AD

North to North East Mediterranean - Paul's Second Missionary Journey

49

Jerusalem, Antioch, Tarsus, Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, Pisidian Antioch, Troas, Neapolis, Philippi, Amphipolis, Apollonia, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Cenchrae, Ephesus, Caesarea. Source: http://www.about-jesus.org/paul-second-missionary-journey-map.htm, https://www.gotquestions.org/Paul-second-missionary-journey.html
C. 49 AD

Mediterranean - Paul's Third Missionary Journey

54

Antioch, Tarsus, Iconium, Ephesus, Troas, Neapolis, Philippi, Amphipolis, Apollonia, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Berea, Thessalonica, Apollonia, Amphipolis, Philippi, Neapolis, Troas, Assos, Mitylene, Kios, Miletus, Cos, Rhodes, Patara, Tyre, Ptolemais, Caesarea, Jerusalem Sources: https://www.understandchristianity.com/timelines/pauls-third-missionary-journey/ C. 54 AD

Rome/Middle East (Asia Minor) - Nero succeeds Claudius as Roman Emperor

54

Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He is infamously known as the Emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned" and as an early persecutor of Christians. His rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance, and he was known for executing people he perceived as enemies, including his own mother. Sources: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/54 C. 54 AD

Israel - How Can we see God's Covenant with Abraham being fulfilled today?

1948

God in Genesis 15 promised Abraham that the land of Canaan would be his land forever. The land of Canaan is now the Land of Israel. Israel is the home of 1/3 of the entire world's Jews. About half of all Israelis are Mizrachim, descended from Jews who have been in the land since ancient times. Just like what God says in Genesis 15:18, To your descendants I give this land. Sources: http://www.jewfaq.org/israel.html, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+15&version=NIV C. 1948 AD

Hong Kong - A moment in my life where I can identify passage from Genesis 12-24 reflected in me.

2004

My mom was really happy when she was able to give birth to me since she had miscarried 2 babies before me. She was really scared I would be miscarried too but she never gave up. Finally, I was born, and mom wasn't exactly very young. Just like Sarah in Genesis 21:7b - "Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” This does kinda relate since it was really hard to give birth to me and my mom has lost some hope when she has miscarried twice. Sources: https://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm

Hong Kong - Isaac Chiu Born

Jun 8, 2004

I was born. Source:mom

Hong Kong - Year I started school

2007

Around when I was 3 or 4 Source: ID card