Dancing in the Kingdom- Table of Contents
Dancing In the Kingdom – Part 1 – Shadows of the Kingdom – Chapter 1 – Prelude
Biblical eras
The following table provides a quick outline of the different periods of history covered in the Bible and can serve as a guide as you read different sections of the Bible. The table is followed by a brief outline just a bit to help see the larger story whose details are filled out in the rest of the book.[1]
| Biblical event | Summary |
| Creation | God dedicates the universe as His temple, a place for him to be with his people. |
| Sin | God created us in his image, which included the ability to freely love. But we freely to not love God with devastating consequences |
| Nations | God floods the world and restarts the human project. The beginning of nation forming. |
| Patriarchs | Out of all the nations, God chooses one nation through whom his people can be redeemed. The new nation, which is promised a land of their own, starts with the family line of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob |
| Exodus | God’s new nation begins its formation in Egyptian slavery and then leads them out to the land he promised them. |
| Judges | Once settled in the Promised Land, God raises up people to lead and administer justice |
| Kings | The people reject God’s kingship and demand human kings like the nations around them. Sin initially causes the kingdom to be split into two and further sin causes the two kingdoms to be sent into exile |
| Exile | The Northern kingdom is captured by and exiled into Assyria then disappears from history, leaders from the Southern kingdom are brought into Babylon. which is eventually overtaken by the Persians who allow the exiles to return home |
| Return from exile | Only some of the exilees return. Against opposition they attempt rebuild the temple and the wall around Jerusalem, but not to its previous splendor |
| Intertestament | There is a gap between the last inspired text written in the Old Testament and first inspired texts written for the New Testament |
| Gospels | God takes on human form in Jesus, grows up in Galilee, begins his ministry and then is executed and resurrected |
| Church | Upon receiving the Spirit, the apostles begin building the church |
| Missions | The church is scattered and begins spreading around the Roman Empire |
| End times | Jesus’ return and His restoration of the Kingdom |
[1] For a more detailed timeline see Appendix E – Bible Timeline
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