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Book SynopsisSince its first publication in 1970, this book has established itself as a popular, useful text in Bible colleges and seminaries. The usefulness of the book has been increased by the addition of a chapter on the Inter-testamental Period.
Table of ContentsContents List of Maps Foreword Publisher's Foreword Abbreviations 1. Introduction Source Material Importance of Israel Israel's Strategic Location Geography of Palestine History Divisions 2. Patriarchal Background Historical Accuracy Significance of Abraham's Call Date of Abraham Abraham's Country Departure 3. Abraham The New Land Shechem, Bethel, Egypt, Bethel Rescue of Lot (Gen. 14) Destruction of Sodom (Gen. 18:1–19:38) Covenant Waiting the Promised Child (Gen. 16:1–18:15) Abimelech and the Philistines (Gen. 20–21) Near Sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. 22) Death and Burial of Sarah (Gen. 23) A Bride for Isaac (Gen. 24:1–25:11) Abraham, Man of Faith 4. Isaac, Jacob, Joseph Isaac (Gen. 25:9–26:35) Jacob (Gen. 28:1–36:43) Joseph (Gen. 37–50) 5. Sojourn and Exodus Chronology Duration of Egyptian Sojourn Date of the Exodus 6. Life in Egypt Four Periods of Egyptian Rule Egyptian Life Jacob's Descendants in Egypt Israel in Servitude (Exod. 1:8–22) Moses (Exod. 2:1–10) Moses' Choice (Exod. 2:11–25; Acts 7:23–29; Heb. 11:24–27) Moses' Return to Egypt (Exod. 3:1–4:31) The Contest With Pharaoh (Exod. 5:1–12:36) Departure From Egypt 7. Israel in the Wilderness Israel's Route of Travel To Mount Sinai (Exod. 15:22–18:27) Giving the Law (Exod. 19:3–24:18; 32:1–34:35) The Law The Tabernacle (Exod. 25–31; 35–40) The Number of People Sinai to Kadesh-barnea (Num. 10:11–17:13; 33:16–19) Thirty-seven Years and Six Months of Fruitless Wandering (Num. 15–19; 33:19–36) Kadesh-barnea to the Jordan (Num. 20–21; 33:37–48; Deut. 2:1–3:14) At the Jordan (Num. 22–27; 31–32; Deut. 31, 34) Deuteronomy 8. The Conquest The Land of Canaan Entrance to the Land (Josh. 2:1–5:12) Conquest of Central Palestine (Josh. 5:13–9:27) Conquest of the South and the North (Josh. 10–12) The Land Divided (Josh. 13–22) Institutions 9. The Judges Background Matters Failure to Occupy the Land Fully (Judg. 1:1–3:7) The Period of Mesopotamian Oppression (Judg. 3:8–11; 17–21) The Period of Moabite Oppression (Judg. 3:12–31) The Period of Canaanite Oppression (Judg. 4–5) The Period of Midianite Oppression (Judg. 6:1–10:5; Ruth 1–4) The Period of Ammonite Oppression (Judg. 10:6–12:15) The Period of Philistine Oppression (Judg. 13–16) Samuel 10. King Saul The Anointing of Saul (1 Sam. 9–12) The Rule of Saul The Rejection of Saul (1 Sam. 13–15) Saul and David (1 Sam. 16–20) Saul's Last Years (1 Sam. 22:6–19; 28:1–25; 31:1–13) David as Fugitive (1 Sam. 21–27; 29–30; 2 Sam. 1) 11. David David at Hebron (2 Sam. 1:1–5:5) David Establishes the Kingdom of Israel (2 Sam. 5:6–8:18; 10:1–19) David's Government Significant Deeds Last Years of David (2 Sam. 13–20; 1 Kings 1:1–2:11; 1 Chron. 22; 28–29) Israel's Greatest King 12. Solomon Established as King (1 Kings 2:12–46; 3:4–28; 2 Chron. 1:1–17) Solomon's Kingdom Foreign Relations Building Activity (1 Kings 5:1–9:9; 2 Chron. 2–7) Literary Age Spiritual Decline and Punishment (1 Kings 11; 2 Chron. 9:29–31) Solomon the King 13. The Northern Kingdom The Revolt (1 Kings 12:1–24; 2 Chron. 10) The Early Years (931–885; 1 Kings 12:25–16:20) The Dynasty of Omri (885–841; 1 Kings 16:23–22:53; 2 Kings 1–8) The Dynasty of Jehu (841–753; 2 Kings 9:11-10:36; 13; 14:16–29) The Decline of Israel (752-722; 2 Kings 15:13–17:41) Israel Under Assyrian Control Summary 14. The Kingdom of Judah A Period of Conflict With Israel (931–870; 1 Kings 14:21–15:24; 2 Chron. 10–16) A Period of Alliance With Israel (873–835; 1 Kings 22:41–50; 2 Kings 8:16–29; 11:1–16; 2 Chron. 17:1–23:15) Four God-approved Kings (835–731; 2 Kings 12–15; 2 Chron. 23:16–27:9) Years of Assyrian Dominance (743–640; 2 Kings 16–21; 2 Chron. 28–33) Babylon Becomes Dominant (640–586; 2 Kings 22–25; 2 Chron. 34–36) 15. Exile and Return Developments in Judah (2 Kings 25:22–26; Jer. 40–44) The Babylonian Period (605–539) Captive Judah The Persian Period The First Return to Judah (Ezra 1–6) The Second Return (Ezra 7–10) The Third Return (Neh. 1–13) Esther (Esth. 1–10) The Elephantine Colony 16. Be
