| The Kindgom of Judah | ||
|---|---|---|
| 722 B.C. | Sargon II reigns in Assyria. | |
| 717 B.C. | the fall of Carchemish sends Assyria into turmoil. | |
| 717-715 B.C. | prophetic ministries of Isaiah and Micah | Isa 13:1-19:25; 28:1-35:10; Mic 3:1-12; Psa 82 |
| 715-686 B.C. | Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz in Judah. | 2 Kgs 16:19-20; 18:2-7; 2 Chr 28:26-29:2 |
| 715 B.C. | Hezekiah enacts reforms and drives back the Philistines. | 2 Kgs 18:8; 2 Chr 29:3-31:21; Psa 50, 81 |
| 712 B.C. | Assyria conquers weakened Philistia | |
| 712-710 B.C. | Isaiah goes stripped and barefoot to prophesy Assyria's humiliation of Egypt and Cush. | Isa 20:1-6 |
| 710 B.C. | Isaiah prophesies against the nations. | Isa 21:1-27:13 |
| 709 B.C. | the birth of Hezekiah's son Manasseh. | 2 Kgs 21:1 |
| 705-681 B.C. | Sennacherib reigns in Assyria. | |
| c. 705 B.C. | Simeon's conquest of Gedor. | 1 Chr 4:34-43 |
| 702 B.C. | Hezekiah's illness and miraculous recovery. | 2 Kgs 20:1-11; 2 Chr 32:24-26; Psa 69; Isa 38:1-22 |
| 702 B.C. | Hezekiah meets with Babylon concerning the Assyrian threat. | 2 Kgs 20:12-19; Isa 39:1-8 |
| 701 B.C. | Assyria conquers Ammon and besieges Judah; an angel slaughters the enemy forces. | 2 Kgs 18:13-19:36; 2 Chr 32:1-23; Psa 46, 48, 75, 76, 84; Isa 36:1-37:37 |
| 701-686 B.C. | Hezekiah prospers and forgets God in his last years | 2 Chr 32:27-32 |
| c. 700 B.C. | Isaiah's prophecies for future generations. | Isa 40:1-66:24 |
| 697 B.C. | 12-year-old Manasseh begins a dual reign with Hezekiah. | 2 Kgs 21:1 |
| c. 690 B.C. | Micah's later prophecies | Mic. 4:1-7:20 |
| 686-642 B.C. | Hezekiah's evil son Manasseh reigns in Judah. | 2 Kgs 20:20-21:9; 2 Chr 32:32-33:9 |
| 681-669 B.C. | Esarhaddon reigns in Assyria | 2 Kgs 19:37; Isa 37:38 |
| c. 680 B.C. | Isaiah completes his prophecies and is martyred by Manasseh. | 2 Chr 32:32; Heb 11:37 |
| 668-627 B.C. | Ashurbanipal reigns in Assyria. | |
| 664 B.C. | the birth of Manasseh's son Amon. | 2 Kgs 21:19 |
| 663 B.C. | the fall of Egypt's supposedly invincible city Thebes | Nah. 3:8 |
| 660 B.C. | the founding of Byzantium | |
| c. 650 B.C. | the birth of Jeremiah. | |
| 648 B.C. | the birth of Amon's son Josiah; Assyria carries Manasseh into captivity. | 2 Kgs 21:10-16; 22:1; 2 Chr 33:10-11 |
| 646 B.C. | Manasseh's repentance and return from captivity. | 2 Chr 33:12-13, 18-19 |
| 645 B.C. | Nahum propheseis against Assyria, emboldening Manasseh to rebel. | 2 Chr 33:14-17; Nah 1:1-3:19 |
| 642-640 B.C. | Manasseh's evil son Amon reigns in Judah. | 2 Kgs 21:17-22; 2 Chr 33:20-23 |
| 640 B.C. | Amon is assassinated, but the people make his son Josiah king. | 2 Kgs 21:23-26 |
| 640-609 B.C. | Josiah reigns as Judah's best king. | 2 Kgs 22:1-2; 2 Chr 34:1-2 |
| 634 B.C. | the birth of Josiah's son Eliakim (Jehoiakim) | 2 Chr. 36:5 |
| 633 B.C. | Josiah begins seeking God | 2 Chr 34:3 |
| 633-621 B.C. | Ahur-etil-ilani reigns in Assyria. | |
| 632 B.C. | the birth of Josiah's son Jehoahaz. | 2 Chr 23:31 |
| c. 630 B.C. | Zephaniah urges reform. | Zeph. 1:1-3:20 |
| 629 B.C. | Josiah's early reforms. | 2 Chr 34:4-7 |
| 627 B.C. | the call of Jeremiah. | Jer 1:1-3:5 |
| 626-605 B.C. | Nabopalassar rules and strengthens Babylon. | |
| c. 625 B.C. | the birth of Daniel | Dan 1:4 |
| 624 B.C. | the early prophecies of Jeremiah. | Jer 3:6-7:15 |
| 623 B.C. | the birth of Ezekiel; Josiah rediscovers the Torah and begins major reforms | 2 Kgs 22:3-23:21; 2 Chr 33:29-33; 34:8-28; Psa 119; Ezek 1:1 |
| 622 B.C. | Judah celebrates the Passover. | 2 Kgs 23:22-27; 2 Chr 35:1-19 |
| 621-612 B.C. | Sin-shur-ishkun reigns in Assyria. | |
| 618 B.C. | the birth of Nebuchadnezzar's uncle Mattaniah (Zedekiah). | 2 Chr 36:11 |
| 615 B.C. | the birth of Jehoiakim's son Jehoiachin (Jeconiah). | 2 Chr 36:9 |
| 614 B.C. | Asshur falls to Cyaxares the Mede and is taken by Nabopalassar. | |
| 612 B.C. | Nineveh is destroyed. | |
| 612-609 B.C. | Ashur-ubalit reigns as the last king of Assyria. | |
| 609-594 B.C. | Pharaoh Neco II reigns in Egypt. | |
| 609 B.C. | Josiah and Necho fight Assyria; Josiah is killed in battle. His son Jehoahaz succeeds him. | 2 Kgs 23:28-33; 2 Chr 35:20-36:3 |
| 609 B.C. | Necho imprisons Jehoahaz; he makes Eliakim king and renames him Jehoiakim. | 2 Kgs 23:34; 2 Chr 36:4 |
| 609-539 B.C. | Judah's seventy years of service to Babylon. | Jer 25:11-12 |
| 609-598 B.C. | the evil reign of Jehoiakim in Judah. | 2 Kgs 23:35-37; 2 Chr 36:5 |
| 608-605 B.C. | Jeremiah's prophecies | Jer 7:16-20:18; 25:1-26:24 |
| 605 B.C. | the deporation of Daniel and others to Babylon | Dan 1:1-2 |
| 605-560 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar reigns in Babylon; he expels the Egyptians from Palestine and brings final destruction to Assyria. | Hab 1:1-3:19 |
| 605-602 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar controls Judah. | 2 Kgs 24:1 |
| 605-604 B.C. | Jeremiah's ministry continues. | Jer 36:1-32; 45:1-51:64 |
| 604 B.C. | Babylon destroys Philistia; the testing of Daniel and his friends. | Dan 1:3-2:49 |
| 604 B.C. | the birth of Lao-tze in China. | |
| 602 B.C. | the birth of Darius the Mede. | Dan 5:31 |
| 602 B.C. | God sends hordes of Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites against Judah. | 2 Kgs 24:2-4 |
| 600 B.C. | the obedience of the Rechabites contrast with Judah's disobedience. | Jer 35:1-19 |
| 598 B.C. | Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim and reigns for three months. | 2 Kgs 24:5-9; 2 Chr 36:6-9 |
| 597 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar deports Jehoiachin and 3,022 others; he makes Mattaniah king and changes his name to Zedekiah. | 2 Kgs 24:10-17; 2 Chr 36:10-11; Psa 88, 89, 102; Jer 52:28 |
| 597-586 B.C. | the reign of Zedekiah. | 2 Kgs 24:18-20; 2 Chr 36:12; Jer 52:1-2 |
| 597 B.C. | Jeremiah prophesies captivity. | Jer 21:1-24:10; 27:1-31:40 |
| 593 B.C. | the early prophecies of Ezekiel in Babylon. | Ezek 1:1-4:17 |
| 592 B.C. | Ezekiel prophesies desolation for Judah. | Ezek 5:1-19:14 |
| 591 B.C. | Ezekiel's continued prophecies. | Ezek 20:1-23:49; 25:1-17 |
| 589-587 B.C. | Zedekiah rebels against Babylon. | 2 Kgs 24:20; 2 Chr 36:13-16; Jer 52:3 |
| 589 B.C. | Jerusalem's fall is immanent. | Jer 34:1-7 |
| 588 B.C. | as the siege of Jerusalem begins and more Jews are deported, Ezekiel tells the parable of the boiling pot. | 2 Kgs 25:1; Jer 52:29; Ezek 24:1-27. |
| 588-586 B.C. | Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's final warnings. | Jer 32:1-33:26; 34:8-22; 37:1-39:18; Ezek 26:1-31:18 |
| 586 B.C. | the fall of Jerusalem; Jeremiah remains behind. | 2 Kgs 25:2-21; 1 Chr 9:1; 2 Chr 36:17-21; Jer 39:1-14; 52:4-27; Lam 1:1-5:22 |
| Before Abraham | The Patriarchs | Exodus and Conquest | The Judges | United Monarchy |
| Divided Kingdom I | Divided Kingdom II | The Kingdom of Judah | The Exile and Return | The New Testament |
For a concise statement of my beliefs about history, see my Declaration of Faith.
