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Jan 1, 1030
The Rule of King Solomon--970 BCE
As the son of King David, Solomon was the next in line for ruling the kingdom. He built a great Temple in Jerusalem which would then be the permanent home for the Ark of the Covenant. In the most sacred part of the temple, the people would worship and sacrifice for the Ark of the Covenant. When Solomon died, the kingdom was divided, according to the sciptures, because Solomon built altars of his wives to the Gods, but God wasn't happy about this. -
Jan 1, 1278
The Assyrians Take Israel--722 BCE
Overtime, the kingdom become so corrupt and idolatrous, that God told the Assyrians to overtake what was left of the small country. They carried most Israelites to exile among the Gentiles in order to help the nation grow and keep Israel from rising as a nation. the ten lost tribes of Israel are formed from the Israelites who became dispersed in Asseria. -
Jan 1, 1395
The Babylonians and King Nebuchadezzar--605 BCE
Judah was declining overtime until Jerusalem was taken over by King Nebuchadezzar in 605 B.C. Beforehand, when the walls of Jerusalem were battered down, the great Temple was emptied out completely and everything inside was either taken or destroyed by the Babylonians. The Judeans were taken to exile in Babylonia and from then on known as "Jews" because they descended from Judah. -
Jan 1, 1485
Cyrus and the Persians--515 BCE
The Persian king, Cyrus allowed a small group of Jews to return back to Jerusalem in which he rebuilt their Temple in 515 BCE. The second temple was a symbol to the scattered Jewish nation, mostly of those who didn't return from Babaylon. -
Jan 1, 1570
Ezra and the Torah--430 BCE
Ezra was a scribe and a priest who made the Torah the spiritual and secular foundation of the Jews. These five books of Moses were then accepted as a sacred covenant with God. -
Hellenism and the Greeks--334 BCE
Alexander the Great introduced Greek lifestyle and thought into the Middle East and a new form of Judaism formed. Because of the rationalistic and humanistic influences of Hellenism, many wealthy and intelectual Jews adopted a Hellenistic attitude of scepticism. -
The reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes--175-164 BCE
Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a Hellenistis ruler of Seria who wanted to abolish the Torah by burning copies of it, killing Jewish people, building an altar for Zeus inthe Temple of Jerusalem, and sacrificing a hog on the altar. His overall goal was just to force his beliefs of Hellenism on all his subjects. His hatred toward the Jews led to the Maccabean rebellion. -
The Maccabees--164 BCE
The Maccabees were the Hasmon family of priest who led the Maccabean rebellion. This rebellion won the Jews and independent kingdom called Israel in 164 BCE. Israel was also ruled by the Maccabees, but only lasted until 63 BCE, when the Roman general Pompey organized a conquest in Israel. -
The Hasmonean Family-- 164 BCE
Three sects in this family were created under the Hasmonean kings. These three sects were the Sadducees, the Phaisees, and the Essenes. The differences in these sects led to a civil war. -
The Romans and Pompey--63 BCE
Pompey, the Roman general, was claled in from Seria to choose who deserved the Hasmonean throne. He saw the opportunity and took the country for himself instead. For four ceturies after, there was oppressive Roman rule of Judaea. -
The Messiah--63 BCE-337 CE
Overtime, during the Roman rule, there came a belief among the Jews that there would be a Messiah that would come to save the Jews from their sufferings. When the first century CE came, beliefs had gone far enough so that through the Messiah, God would gather the Jews, free them and make Israel their land again. The whole world would then realize that the God of the Jews was not only for the Jews but for the whole world. -
The Rule of King David--1010 BCE
As a mere shepherd, David was chosen by the Prophet Smauel to be annointed on the head with oil. Whenever an evil spirit seized the king, David was to play soothing music to get rid of it. He was later made king when Saul and his son were killed in battle and captured Jerusalem to be the capital of his kingdom and brought the Ark of the Covenant there. -
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History of Ancient Israel
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1st Rebellion Against the Romans-- 66 CE
The Jews finally rose up against the Romans with an anti-Roman military called the Zealots in 66 CE. After nearly four years of suppression of the Jews, the Romans finally slaughtered all the Jewish defenders on their walls of Jerusalem. In this battle, the Jewish Temple was demolished and was never rebuilt. -
Bar Kakhba Revolt--132-135 CE
This was the second attempt at regaining the Jews' home land of Jerusalem and freedom from the Romans. The same results occured except now all of Jerusalem was demolished. When it was rebuilt, no Jews were allowed inside unless they were to pay on the anniversary of the destruction of the Jewish Temple to lean against all that reamined of the Temple. The Jews no longer had a homeland to fight for.
