2019 Matthias Wong ICS FoF

Mesopotamia- Invention of Cuneiform

3500 BCE

Cuneiform was developed in 3500 B.C in Mesopotamia
Source: https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-cuneiform

Canaan- Adam slept with his servant Hagar and got her pregnant

2110 BCE

Sarai couldn't give birth to a son so she told Abram to sleep with Hagar and Abram got her pregnant. Hagar ran away from Sarai because she was treating her harshly. Ishmael mean God hears
Source: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+16&version=NLT

Canaan - God make a covenant with Abram

2100 BCE

At around 2100 B.C Abram and God went a made a covenant which was to make him the father of great people
Sources:http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/e1.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history/firstcovenant.shtml

Egypt- King Netjerkare reigns

2100 BCE

In 2100 BC King Netjerkare reigns in Egype
Source: https://www.ancient.eu/timeline/pharaoh/

Canaan- God renewed his covenant with Abraham

2091 BCE

God renewed his covenant with Abraham and said that he will be no longer be called Abram but now Abraham. He will be very fruitful and Abraham will be the father of many nations.
Source: http://www.alfredplacechurch.org.uk/index.php/sermons/the-life-of-abraham/god-renews-his-covenant-with-abraham/

Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac

2054 BCE

Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac in 2054 B.C. In this story, God advances his mission by showing that he has a plan for everything. God test Abrahams faith in him by asking him to sacrifice Isaac. But when God was about to sacrifice Isaac God told him not to lay his hands on Isaac. God provided a ram for them the sacrifice. This story shows that God will test your faith but at the end of the day he will always be here and help you when you need it.

Middle East- Life of Jacob

Period: 2006 BCE to 1859 BCE

Jacob is born in 2006BC and dies in 1859 BC
https://biblehub.com/timeline/

Egypt- Abraham is Born

Period: 2001 BCE to 1871 BCE

Abraham is born in Ur of Chaldees
Sources: https://www.quora.com/Where-was-Abraham-born

Egypt- Joseph is sold into slavery

1910 BCE

Joseph is sold into slavery to Egypt. He got brought to Egypt and was working for Potiphar's wife Source: http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/e3.htm
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+37&version=NIV

Egypt- Hittites begin smelting iron

1900 BCE

Hittites began smelting iron making better weapons
Sources: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/timeline/time0002.htm

Joseph Typology Part 1

1898 BCE

Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers. This connects with the NT because without Josephs help with his dreams he could not have saved all those people in Egypt. If God didn't guide Joseph, Jesus would not be on Earth at all because Jesus was not born. This also connects to the NT because of the location. In the NT Egypt is mentioned as a place of sin and slavery. In Matthew 2:15 it talks about bringing the people out of Egypt.

Egypt- Joseph works for Potiphar

Period: 1898 BCE to 1889 BCE

Joseph worked for Potiphar for 3 years when he was around age 18 to 20.
Potiphar accused Joseph of having an affair with him and got him imprisoned
Source: https://biblehub.com/timeline/

Egypt- Joseph is back in prison

Period: 1887 BCE to 1886 BCE

For 1 year Joseph is kept in a prison in Egypt because Potiphar falsely accuses him. Joseph is put at the head of the command in the Prison and he interpret dreams.
Sources: https://biblehub.com/timeline/

Egypt- Joseph becomes 2nd in command of Egypt

1886 BCE

After Josephs imprisonment, he gets put in second of command because he interpreted Pharaoh's dream. This caused him to save a lot of lives
Source: https://biblehub.com/timeline/

Hebrew- The Hebrew Alphabet was created

1859 BCE

In 1859-1842 the Hebrew Alphabet was created
-Known as Semitic script- Aleph Bet
-Pictographic
-Written from Right to Left
-No punctuation/ capitalization. different grammar rules
-No verses in the Bible Source- http://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Hebrew-worlds-oldest-alphabet-Douglas-Petrovich-original-first-Proto-Consonantal-Sinaitic-Canaanite-Pictograms-Photograms-Echograms-Avaris-Tel-el-Daba-1859-1842BC.htm

Middle East- Moses wrote the bible

1445 BCE

Moses wrote Genesis on either 1445 B.C or 1290 B.C
Chapter 1-11 are impossible to "date" but Abraham was born around 2166 B.C
Genre and Literary Style; 2 Historical Narratives and a few passages of poetry and some genealogy
Themes and Structure: Creation, death, flood, covenant, Providence
Chapter 1-11: Creation, Fall, Flood, Babel
Chapter 12-50: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
Sources: https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_678.cfm

Bethlehem- Jesus is born and died

Period: 1 BCE to 33 BCE

Jesus was born in Bethlehem and he died
Sources:
https://www.biblicalfoundations.org/when-was-jesus-born-and-when-did-he-die/

Golgotha- The place where Jesus was crucified

33

Jesus is crucified at Golgotha
Sources: https://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/crucifixion-of-jesus-christ.htm

London- London was established by the Romans

43

London (Londium) was established by the Romans
Sources: http://humanhistorytimeline.com/a-d/

Antioch- Paul started his first missionary journey

46

Paul started his first missionary journey in Antioch
It was not sure did he start during Late Spring of 44A.D or fall of 46 A.D
Went to Asia Minor
Sources: http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/pauls-first-journey-map.html

Antioch- Paul started his second missionary journey

49

Paul started his second missionary journey in Antioch
Known to have started in Late Summer 49 A.D or Late Autumn 49 A.D

Syrian Antioch- Paul started his Third missionary journey

52

Paul started his Third missionary journey in Syria Antioch and visited churches in Galatia and Phrygia
Sources: https://www.simplybible.com/f90d-paul-third-missionary-journey.htm
https://www.compellingtruth.org/Paul-third-missionary-journey.html

Joseph Typology Part 2

1874

This relates to the NT passages because Joseph created one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The current location of that place is Northern Palestine. This connects to the OT because of the twelve tribes that were created. There are now only 2 tribes because 10 of the tribes joined together as one. Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Twelve-Tribes-of-Israel

Sodom and Gomorrah- Below the dead sea got destroyed

1897

God destroyed this city because there was homosexuality and lesbianism.
Source: https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/in-what-years-were-sodom-and-gomorrah-destroyed/

Hong Kong - Matthias Wong

Aug 18, 2004

I am born
Source: My mom

Hong Kong- Started going to ICS

Jun 11, 2007

Came to ICS in 2007

Gods covenant with Abraham being shown today

2019

An example of Gods covenant with Abraham is that he will become a great nation. Abraham is the founding father of Israel. God kept his covenant with Abraham by making them a great nation. An example of God making Abrahams name great is by giving Israel have a lot of Nobel prize winners(most in the world). God also made Israel into a great nation by giving them a population of 8.7 million.

Personal Reflection

2019

A moment in my life that I could relate to in Genesis 12-24 was when God told Abram that Sarah was going to have a child. I could relate to this moment because when I needed to go to an interview with the acceptance rate of 35%. When my dad told me that I had an interview I was already laughing because I was very sure that I could not be accepted to this school in Australia. But at the end of the interview, the interviewer told me that I was accepted. I relate to Sarah because I laughed.