Gods faithfulness to Israel.
Jesus is born as a Jew in Israel. He is the son of David and the son of Abraham. Through His life, death, and resurrection, He confirms God’s plan for Israel.
📖 Matthew 1, Luke 3, Romans 1 and 1
c. 478–473 B.C.
Queen Esther saves the Jewish people in the Persian Empire from a plot to kill them, ensuring that the people survive.
📖 Esther
c. 538–516 B.C.
After the Exile, the Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem, where they rebuilt the Temple so that worship could once again take place.
📖 Ezra, Nehemiah
c. 605-536 B.C.
Daniel remains faithful to God during the exile in Babylon, demonstrating that God is with His people even when they are far from Israel.
📖 Daniel
c. 586 B.C.
Jerusalem and the temple are destroyed by the Babylonians. They take the people of Israel into exile in Babylon.
📖 2 Kings, Jeremiah
ca. 740–680 v.Chr.
De profeet Jesaja waarschuwt Israël voor straf en ballingschap, maar wijst ook op herstel en dat God een vrederijk voor Israël en de volken belooft.
📖 Jesaja
“If I forget you, Jerusalem,
May my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
If I do not remember you,
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.”Psalm 137:5-6
c. 966–959 B.C.
King Solomon builds a temple for God in Jerusalem, so that Israel has a central place to worship God.
📖 1 Kings
ca. 1010–970 B.C.
David becomes king of Israel and makes Jerusalem the capital, so that the people become more united.
📖 1 and 2 Samuel
ca. 1050 BC
The prophet Samuel anoints Saul as the first king of Israel, so that the people now have a king.
📖 1 Samuel
“But My favor will not be removed from you.”
Isaiah 54:10
c. 1100 B.C.
Ruth, born in Moab, remains with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband’s death and later becomes the great-grandmother of King David.
📖 Ruth
ca. 1190 B.C.
God helps Gideon defeat the Midianites with a small army, so that Israel is freed from its enemies.
📖 Judges
ca. 1406 B.C.
The walls of Jericho fall with God’s help, allowing Israel to capture the city.
📖 Joshua
ca. 1445 B.C.
The people of Israel build the tabernacle, so that God may dwell among them during their journey through the desert.
📖 Exodus
c. 1446 B.C.
God delivers the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, thereby making them a free people.
📖 Exodus
ca. 1446 v.Chr.
God geeft de Thora (wet) aan Mozes op de berg Sinaï, zodat Israël leert hoe het volgens Gods wil moet leven.
📖 Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomium
c. 1500–1400 B.C.
God chose Moses to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt to the Promised Land.
📖 Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
“God is not a man, that He would lie”
Numbers 23:19
c. 1700 B.C.
Joseph, a son of Jacob, becomes an important leader in Egypt and ensures that his family can live there during a famine.
📖 Genesis
c. 1800 B.C.
Jacob is given the name Israel, and his twelve sons become the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel.
📖 Genesis
ca. 1900 BC
Isaac is the son of Abraham, and through him, God’s promise concerning the people of Israel continues.
📖 Genesis
“Behold, I am with you”
Genesis 28:15