Chronology of the Kingdom
Piecing together the jigsaw of Bible chronology is not an easy task, so claims of pin-point accuracy concerning ancient dates tend to get dismissed. Is it not more reasonable to say, "approximately?" However, the internal chronologies of the Old Testament are more accurate than previously thought. Beneath the surface of the Bible lies a timeline of incredible precision. I am referring, of course, to the Sabbatical years (Heb. Shemitah) and to the Jubilee cycle which was considered lost.
They are not lost, and if our discovery is correct, it will stem back to the time of the Exodus from Egypt because that is when the Hebrew calendar began. Much of my argument stands or falls on this date and 1 Kings 6:1 is the vital link, but what good is it if the reign of Solomon is not fixed? Why does it ‘contradict’ the chronology of the Judges by a century? How do the reigns of Kings interlock? Also, academic conclusions in this field sometimes differ with each other. However, by discovering the Sabbatic-Jubilee system, we are given an unbroken sequence of dates backing up the historical record and providing a dating framework upon which ancient dates can be cross-referenced.
"Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever."
(2 Samuel 1:16)
JOURNEY to CANAAN
FROM JOSHUA to OTHNIEL
THE MOABITE OPPRESSION
THE EIGHTY YEAR PEACE
BRONZE AGE COLLAPSE
FATHER of JESSE
THE LATER JUDGES
BEGINNING of the KINGDOM
THE RISE of DAVID
SOLOMONS SPLENDID REIGN
DIVISION of the KINGDOM
HOUSE of OMRI
TWO ABSOLUTE DATES
JEHU and JOASH
TIMES of UZZIAH
THE FALL of SAMARIA
HEZEKIAHS DELIVERANCE
MANASSEHS EVIL REIGN
THE FALL of JERUSALEM
BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY
RESTORATION of JERUSALEM
CLOSING the PROPHETS
THE SILENT YEARS
ALEXANDER the GREAT
BEFORE the METONIC CYCLE
MACCABEAN REVOLT
THE HASMONEAN KINGDOM
KINGDOM of GOD is at HAND
1450 BC to 1400 BC
1400 BC to 1340 BC
1340 BC to 1270 BC
1270 BC to 1210 BC
1210 BC to 1170 BC
1170 BC to 1120 BC
1120 BC to 1070 BC
1070 BC to 1020 BC
1020 BC to 970 BC
970 BC to 930 BC
930 BC to 890 BC
890 BC to 850 BC
850 BC to 830 BC
830 BC to 790 BC
790 BC to 740 BC
740 BC to 720 BC
720 BC to 690 BC
690 BC to 640 BC
640 BC to 590 BC
590 BC to 520 BC
520 BC to 460 BC
460 BC to 390 BC
390 BC to 330 BC
330 BC to 250 BC
250 BC to 170 BC
170 BC to 110 BC
110 BC to 40 BC
40 BC to 40 AD
Contents
Kings of Israel and Judah
Inter-Testament Era
Beginning of the Kingdom
Free download
I have decided to publish these charts and related papers here on the Internet, and make them available for readers who wish to print and study the subject closely. Every year from Moses to Jesus is shown with each page covering between one and two generations. Vertical bars represent one year, major events are added and the continuous sequence of 'sevens' hold it together.
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Related papers may be found on Academia website. They include:
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separate papers on the Judges, Kings and Inter-testament periods.
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Genealogy of Jacob to Moses
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Exodus Date Refinement
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Assyrian Expansion in the Levant
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The Moon and New Testament Passover Dates
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The Atonement Clock
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See video on the date of Israel's division.
(11 minutes)