Creation → Fall → Exile → Flood → Nations → Abraham → Patriarchs → Egypt → Exodus → Sinai → Wilderness → Land → Judges → Kingdom → Temple → Division → Prophets in History → Exile → Return → Second Temple → Messianic Expectation → Birth of Jesus.
Creation
God Before Creation The Spirit Hovering Over the Waters The Word and Wisdom Through Whom Creation is Ordered The Creation of Time The Heavenly Court The Creation of the Angels The Angelic Orders Satan Before the Fall — later Jewish and Christian tradition The Hidden Pattern of Creation The Creation of the World The Seven Days of Creation
Eden and the First Humanity
The Creation of Adam The Image and Likeness of God Adam Receives the Book of Mysteries from Raziel — Jewish mystical tradition Adam Names the Animals The Traditions of Lilith — later Jewish legend The Creation of Eve The Garden of Eden The Tree of Life The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil The Serpent The Fall of Humanity The Curse and the Promise of the Seed of the Woman The First Exile The Cherubim and the Flaming Sword Adam Seeks the Oil of Mercy — The Life of Adam and Eve The Death of Adam — The Life of Adam and Eve Seth and the Traditions of Adam’s Burial The Wood of Promise Tradition — later Jewish and Christian tradition
Cain, Seth, Enoch, and the First World
Cain and Abel Cain Builds the First City The Line of Cain Lamech and the Escalation of Violence Seth and the Holy Lineage The Line of Seth The Generations of Adam The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men The Watchers Descend — Enochic tradition The Nephilim and Giants The Corruption of the First World Enoch Walks with God Enoch’s Heavenly Ascent — Enochic tradition The Heavenly Tablets The Heavenly Temple The Angelic Orders The Sacred Calendar The Judgment of the Watchers The Son of Man in the Enochic Traditions The Return of Enoch God Takes Enoch
Noah, the Flood, and the Nations
Noah and the Ark The Great Flood The Waters Recede The Altar of Noah God’s Covenant with Noah The Covenant Sign of the Rainbow The Children of Noah The Table of Nations Nimrod the Mighty Hunter The Tower of Babel The Confusion of Tongues The Division of the Nations
Abraham and the Covenant
Abraham is Chosen Abraham Destroys the Idols — Jewish tradition Abraham and Nimrod — Jewish tradition Abraham and the Fiery Furnace — Jewish tradition Abraham Leaves His Homeland Lot Separates from Abraham Abraham and Pharaoh Melchizedek King of Salem Bread and Wine Priest of the Most High God The Order of Melchizedek Melchizedek in Later Jewish Tradition God’s Covenant with Abraham The Promise of the Land and the Seed The Covenant of Circumcision The Renaming of Abram and Sarai Sarah and Hagar Hagar in the Wilderness Ishmael The Three Visitors of Mamre Abraham Intercedes for Sodom The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah Lot’s Wife The Daughters of Lot Isaac is Promised The Binding of Isaac The Death of Sarah The Burial Cave of Machpelah
Isaac, Jacob, and the Twelve Tribes
Isaac and Rebekah Jacob and Esau Jacob Steals Esau’s Blessing Jacob Flees to Laban Jacob’s Dream The Ladder Between Heaven and Earth The Angels Ascending and Descending Jacob’s Stone Bethel — The House of God Leah and Rachel The Birth of the Twelve Sons Jacob Wrestles with God Jacob Becomes Israel Dinah and Shechem Judah and Tamar The Twelve Sons of Israel Jacob Returns to the Land The Death of Isaac
Joseph and the Descent into Egypt
Joseph and His Brothers Joseph’s Coat Joseph’s Dreams Joseph is Sold into Egypt Joseph in Potiphar’s House Joseph in Prison Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams Joseph Rises in Egypt The Famine Joseph Tests His Brothers Judah’s Transformation Joseph and Asenath — Second Temple tradition Asenath’s Conversion Israel Comes to Egypt Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh Jacob Blesses the Twelve Tribes The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs — Second Temple tradition The Death of Jacob The Death of Joseph
Bondage and the Birth of Moses
Israel in Bondage Pharaoh Oppresses the Hebrews The Birth of Moses Moses is Raised in Pharaoh’s House Moses Kills the Egyptian and Flees Moses in Midian The Burning Bush The Revelation of the Divine Name Moses’ Staff Moses’ Rod Becomes a Serpent Aaron is Appointed as Spokesman Moses Returns to Egypt
The Exodus
The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart The Ten Plagues The First Passover The Blood of the Lamb The Exodus from Egypt The Ark Goes Before Israel The Crossing of the Red Sea The Song of Moses The Song of Miriam Manna from Heaven Water from the Rock The Battle with Amalek Jethro and the Ordering of Israel
Sinai and the Covenant
Sinai and the Covenant The Ten Commandments The Tablets of Stone The Book of the Covenant The Blood of the Covenant Moses Ascends the Mountain The Ark of the Covenant The Mercy Seat The Cherubim The Menorah The Pattern of the Tabernacle The Breastplate of Judgment The Priesthood of Aaron The Garments of the High Priest The Golden Calf Moses Intercedes for Israel Moses Sees the Glory of God Moses Hidden in the Cleft of the Rock The Covenant Renewed Moses’ Face Shines The Tabernacle is Built The Glory Fills the Tabernacle
The Wilderness
The Wilderness Wanderings The Spies in the Land Israel Refuses to Enter The Forty Years of Wandering Moses and the Seventy Elders Korah’s Rebellion Aaron’s Rod The Bronze Serpent Balaam and the Talking Donkey The Death of Miriam The Death of Aaron The Final Journey Toward the Land Moses’ Final Speeches The Song of Moses The Blessing of Moses The Death of Moses
Joshua and the Land
Joshua Leads Israel Rahab and the Spies Crossing the Jordan The Twelve Stones from the Jordan The Ark Goes Before Israel Jericho Falls Achan’s Sin The Gibeonites The Sun Stands Still The Conquest of Canaan The Allotment of the Land The Covenant Renewal at Shechem Joshua’s Final Blessing
The Judges and Tribal Israel
The Judges Othniel Ehud Deborah Barak Jael Gideon Gideon’s Fleece Abimelech Jephthah Samson Micah’s Idol The Levite’s Concubine The Near-Destruction of Benjamin Ruth The Descent into Tribal Fragmentation In Those Days There Was No King in Israel
Samuel, Saul, and the Rise of Kingship
Hannah’s Prayer Samuel is Born Eli and His Sons The Ark is Captured by the Philistines Dagon Falls Before the Ark The Return of the Ark Samuel Judges Israel Israel Demands a King Saul Becomes King Saul’s Disobedience David is Anointed David’s Harp David and Goliath David Refuses Saul’s Armor David and Jonathan David’s Exile David Spares Saul The Death of Saul and Jonathan David’s Lament
David and the Royal Covenant
David Becomes King Jerusalem is Taken David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem David Dances Before the Ark David’s Psalms of Praise The Davidic Covenant Nathan’s Prophecy David Desires to Build the Temple David’s Mighty Men David and Bathsheba David’s Psalms of Repentance The Rebellion of Absalom The Census and the Threshing Floor of Araunah David Prepares for the Temple The Death of David
Solomon and the Temple
Solomon Asks for Wisdom Solomon’s Wisdom The Proverbs of Solomon Ecclesiastes and the Vanity of the World The Song of Songs Solomon’s Throne The Temple of Solomon The Dedication of the Temple The Glory Fills the Temple The Queen of Sheba Solomon’s Glory Solomon’s Foreign Wives Solomon’s Fall Jeroboam and the Golden Calves Rehoboam’s Folly Israel Divides
The Divided Kingdom
The Kings of Judah and Israel Jeroboam’s False Worship at Bethel and Dan Ahab and Jezebel Elijah and the Widow Elijah and the Prophets of Baal Elijah on Horeb Elijah’s Mantle Elijah Taken Up in the Whirlwind The Promise of Elijah’s Return Elisha and His Miracles Naboth’s Vineyard Jehu’s Revolt Jonah and Nineveh Amos and the Judgment of Israel Hosea and the Wounded Marriage Micah and the Promise from Bethlehem Isaiah and the Messianic Promise The Promise of the Day of the Lord The Promise of the Suffering Servant The Assyrian Threat The Fall of Israel The Fall of Samaria The Ten Lost Tribes Tobit Among the Exiles of Israel — deuterocanonical tradition Hezekiah and Jerusalem’s Deliverance Josiah and the Lost Book of the Law
The Fall of Judah and the Babylonian Exile
Jeremiah Weeps for Jerusalem The Promise of the New Covenant The First Deportation Jehoiachin and the Royal Line in Exile Zedekiah’s Rebellion The Destruction of Solomon’s Temple The Blinding of Zedekiah The Burning of Jerusalem Lamentations Baruch and the Grief of Exile — deuterocanonical tradition The Letter of Jeremiah — deuterocanonical tradition By the Rivers of Babylon Ezekiel’s Chariot Vision Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones Ezekiel’s Restored Temple Vision Daniel in Babylon The Fiery Furnace The Prayer of Azariah — deuterocanonical tradition The Song of the Three Holy Children — deuterocanonical tradition The Lions’ Den Susanna — deuterocanonical tradition Bel and the Dragon — deuterocanonical tradition The Writing Upon the Wall The Promise of the Son of Man The Exile of Israel
Return from Babylon
Cyrus the Great The Decree of Return The Return from Babylon Zerubbabel and the Second Temple The Opposition to Rebuilding Haggai and the Call to Rebuild Zechariah and the Visions of Restoration The Dedication of the Second Temple Ezra Restores the Law Ezra Reads the Torah The People Weep and Rejoice Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls Nehemiah’s Covenant Renewal Esther Saves Her People The Additions to Esther — deuterocanonical tradition Judith and Holofernes — deuterocanonical tradition Malachi and the Last Prophetic Warning
The Second Temple Age
Persian Rule The Wisdom of Solomon — deuterocanonical tradition Sirach and the Wisdom of the Fathers — deuterocanonical tradition The Book of Jubilees and the Angelic Chronology The Sacred Calendar of Jubilees The Life of Adam and Eve Remembered The Apocalypse of Abraham Second Baruch and the Consolation of Exile Fourth Ezra and the Problem of Israel’s Suffering Alexander the Great The Hellenistic World The Translation of the Septuagint The Ptolemies and the Seleucids Hellenization of Judea Antiochus IV Epiphanes The Desecration of the Temple The Maccabean Revolt The Martyrdom of the Mother and Seven Sons The Faith of the Maccabean Martyrs The Rededication of the Temple The Purification of the Temple The Origin of Hanukkah The Hasmonean Kingdom The Rise of the Pharisees The Rise of the Sadducees The Essenes and the Wilderness Communities The Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Rome Enters Judea Herod the Great The Expansion of the Second Temple
The World Waits
Four Hundred Years of Silence — The Voice of Prophecy Falls Silent Priestly Corruption and the Longing for Purification The Kingdom Awaits its King Messianic Expectation Under Roman Rule The Throne of David Waits for its Heir The Temple Waits for the Glory to Return The Prophets Wait for the Day of the Lord The Exiles Wait for Full Restoration The Nations Wait in Darkness The Dawn Before the New Creation
The Threshold of the Gospel
The Voice Crying in the Wilderness The Birth of John the Baptist is Promised Zechariah Enters the Temple and Elizabeth Conceives The Annunciation - Mary of Nazareth, Joseph of the House of David The Birth of Jesus