2019 Sean Wong ICS FoF

Mesopotamia, Invention of Cuneiform

3500 BCE

Cuneiform developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. Considered the earliest writing system.

Bethel, God makes a Covenant with Abraham

2085 BCE

God gives the land to Abram and he promises to make his offspring like the dust of the earth.
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Fertile Crescent, God renews the covenant

2081 BCE

Abram is promised many descendants, as many as the stars in the sky. He offered a sacrifice and cut a heifer, a goat and ram in half. A smoking torch appeared and passed between the pieces, which symbolized God taking up his side of the promise.
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How can we see God's covenant with Abraham being fulfilled today?

2081 BCE

In Genesis 15, we can see that God had promised Abram descendants as numerous as the stars and that the land there would be his. We can see that God had upheld his promise when we look at the land of Israel, where God promised to give Abram land. We can also see that the religions that stemmed from Abram, Christianity and Islam, are the most numerous of the religions on Earth, with 2.2 billion Christians and 1.5 Muslims.
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Canaan, Birth of Ishmael

2080 BCE

Ishmael is born of Abraham and his Egyptian servant girl.
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Sodom and Gomorrah, Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

2067 BCE

Genesis 19
Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of their sin, Lot and his family were saved by angels.
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Fertile Crescent, Old Testament Timespan Starting with Abraham

Period: 2050 BCE to 400 BCE

Old Testament starting from Abraham's approximated birth to the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi.

Abraham almost sacrificing Isaac

2045 BCE

How does God continue to advance his mission to reflect His glory in this story? In this story where God tests the faith of Abraham he also shows his power and love. Abraham is asked to give up his only son Isaac as a sacrifice to God.
God provided a ram there to show that He has the power to do so and that he would provide for humanity even when we don't give back anything.
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Canaan, Jacob Deceives Esau

1979 BCE

Jacob trades some of his stew for Esau's birthright.
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Jacob Typology Part 1

1929 BCE

Genesis 25:33, 27:2-33. Jacob trading stew for Esau's birthright and blessing shows us what we should be like as a Christian. Jacob is humble and obedient to his mother and he obeys her to win the blessing of his father.Esau symbolized the characteristics of a sinner.They rely on their own strength in worldly things, but do not know about heaven. Sinners will sell their birthright, heaven, for the pleasure.http://www.hebrewcatholic.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/11.08TypologyofJacobandJoseph.pdf

Bethel, Jacob Meets God

1928 BCE

Jacob meets God in a dream at Bethel. Jacob sees a stairway to heaven and God blesses him.
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Padan-arram, Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

1915 BCE

Jacob works for Laban 7 years to marry Rachel, but is tricked into marrying Leah instead. He works another 7 years for Rachel.
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Jacob Wrestles with Man and God

1906 BCE

Jacob wrestles with an angel over the night and didn't give up until the angel dislocated his hip and blessed him.
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Bethel, Jacob Returns to Bethel

1906 BCE

God tells Jacob to go back to Bethel and to build an altar there.
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Canaan, Joseph Sold Into Slavery

1898 BCE

Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery because they were jealous that he was favored and his dreams offended them.
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Bu Jiang (不降) King of Ancient China Rule

Period: 1890 BCE to 1831 BCE

Egypt, Joseph Becomes Second in Command of Egypt

1886 BCE

The Pharaoh hears that Joseph had interpreted the dreams of two Egyptians and asks Joseph to interpret his two dreams. Joseph helps him plan for the famine coming and the Pharaoh makes him second in command in all of Egypt.
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Canaan, Jacob Offers Blessings

1859 BCE

Jacob blesses the Pharaoh in his throne room.
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Fertile Crescent, Invention of Hebrew

1850 BCE

Jacob Typology Part 2

1829 BCE

Hebrews 12:16
16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
Esau represents the sinners in the world, who are skilled in the ways of the world, but not heaven. They will give up their birthright, heaven, for the pleasures of the world, which are represented by the soup that Esau ate.
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Jacob's Lifespan

Period: 1791 BCE to 1644 BCE

Egypt, Code of Hammurabi Written

1754 BCE

The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia, dated back to about 1754 BCE. It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world.

Jacob's Depression, Fear and Hope

Period: 1685 BCE to 1680 BCE

Egypt, Joseph Works for Potiphar

Period: 1678 BCE to 1673

The Lord was with Joseph and Potiphar saw that he was good in all that he did. Potiphar entrusted to his care everything he owned.

Joseph is Back in Prison

Period: 1672 BCE to 1668 BCE

Potiphar's wife wants to sleep with Joseph, and when he denies her advances she accuses him of trying to sleep with her. Potiphar throws him into prison, but God made Joseph a favorite of the prison warden. Joseph was put in charge of all that happened in the prison.

Canaan, Writing of Genesis

1445 BCE

Moses given credit for writing the first 5 books of the Bible.
Ch1-11 impossible to date.
Themes and Structure : Creation, death, flood, covenant, providence
Ch 1-11 : creation, fall, flood, Babel
Ch 12-50 : Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph

Nazareth, New Testament Timespan

Period: 1 CE to 90

The New Testament began with Jesus' birth.

Jerusalem, Jesus is Crucified

30

Jesus is put on the cross along with the two criminals

Antioch to Cyprus, Paul's First Missionary Journey

Period: 48 to 49

Paul travels through Antioch of Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe and goes back the way he came

Troas, Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, and Corinth, Paul's Second Missionary Journey

Period: 51 to 52

Antioch, Paul's Third Missionary Journey

Period: 52 to 53

Nero Murders Agrippa

59

Hong Kong, Sean Wong Born

May 17, 2004

I was born on May 17 in Union Hospital in Hong Kong.

Shek Mun, Started in ICS

2014

i came to ics from rchk